Licenciatura em Letras J. D. Diogo G.

Licenciatura em Letras J. D. Diogo G.

Silva
Hab.: Português/Inglês
Turma: 2010.1 – Noturno
Elton B. Sousa
Disc.: Redação em Língua Inglesa
Prof.ª: Luana
Luís O. S. Júnior
Ellipsis
Ellipsis
Ex.: Can you speak
English? Yes, I can.
Types of Ellipsis
o Nominal Ellipsis: When the nouns was omitted.
Ex.: John can play something, but I don’t know what.
Ex.: Fire when ready.
o Verbal Ellipsis: When the verb, or verbal group was omitted.

Ex.: John can play the guitar, Mary can, too.
Ex.: Jessica had five dollars, Lucy, three.
o Clausal Ellipsis: It’s the most prominent in dialogue.

Ex.: It’s cold? – Yes.
Ex.: Don’t tell to anyone that you saw me here. – Yes, I will.
Ex.: John can play five instruments, Mary can six.
Types of Ellipsis
 Another kind of ellipsis uses the words and so, followed by
the verb or first auxiliary, followed by the subject.
Ex.: He can speak Spanish, and I can speak Spanish too.
He can speak Spanish, and so can I.
Without Ellipsis: She is tired, and I am tired too.

With Ellipsis: She is tired, and so am I.
Without Ellipsis: They like ice cream, and we like ice cream
too.
With Ellipsis: They like ice cream, and so do we.
Without Ellipsis: He wrote a letter, and I wrote a letter too.

With Ellipsis: He wrote a letter, and so did I.
Types of Ellipsis
 The construction using the words and so is used to express an
affirmative idea. In contrast, a similar construction, using the
words and neither, is used to express a negative idea.
He cannot speak Danish, and I cannot speak Danish either.
He cannot speak Danish, and neither can I
Without Ellipsis: They don’t own a car, and he doesn’t own a

car either.
With Ellipsis: They don’t own a car, and neither does he.
Without Ellipsis: She isn’t ready, and you are not ready either.
With Ellipsis: She is not ready, and neither are you.
Substitution
 Substitution – Substitution for another thing.

 Ellipsis – Substitution for zero.
Substitution
Ex.: Which your friends
do you like more? I like
more that’s blue one.
(One was used to substitute the friend
that you like more)
Types of Substitution
 Nominal substitution: one, ones or same are used to substitute items.
Ex.: Which ice-cream would you like? I would like the pink one.
(one substituted ice-cream)
 Verbal substitution: do substitutes the lexical verb or the predicator;

do is always in final position.
Ex.: If you knew use the time as I do. You probably don’t talk about
wasting it.
(do substituted know, and it substituted time).
 Clausal substitution: The substitution may extend over more than the
head of the substituted item. So and not are used to substitute items.
Ex.: Have you brains? Yes, I suppose so
(so substituted I have brains)
Exercise
1º Add the short form construction using the words and neither to each of the following negative statements.
Use the subjects shown in brackets. For example:
He is not angry. (we) He is not angry, and neither are we.
a) You haven't finished supper. (she) You haven’t finished supper, and neither has she.
b) He couldn't tell the time. (they) He couldn't tell the time, and neither could they.
c) She isn’t planning to go. (we) She isn’t planning, and neither are we.
d) We didn't wait long. (he)We didn’t wait long, and neither did he.
e) He hasn’t been feeling well. (I) He hasn’t been feeling well, and neither have I.
f) She can’t run fast. (they) She can’t run fast, and neither can they.
g) We don’t own a canary. (he) We don’t own a canary, and neither does he.
h) You won't be needing an umbrella. (we) You won’t be needing an umbrella, and neither will we.
2º Add ellipsis at the sentences and rewrite them:

Ex.: You had worked all night, and I had worked all night too.  You had worked all night, and so had I.
a) You should get more sleep, and we should get more sleep too.You should get more sleep, and so should we.
b) I said what you wanted, and they said what you wanted, too. I said what you wanted, and so said they.
c) We haven’t forgotten, and she had forgotten either. We haven’t forgotten, and so haven’t she.
d) They couldn't find it, and we couldn't find it either. They couldn’t find it, and so couldn’t we.
e) Ana don find her cats, and Lisa don’t find her cats, too. Ana doesn’t find her cats, and so doesn’t Lisa.
3º Put in the sentences (E) for Ellipsis or (S) for Substitution:

( S ) Which ice-cream would you like? I like the pink one.
( E ) I have five cars, but I like yours.
( E ) You could be rich, but I’am not.
( E ) They don’t care about your problems, and neither care mine.
( S ) I love this t-shirt, but it is short to me.
( S ) Do you like her ideas? I don’t remember so.
( S ) Look at my pictures. Do you like this?
( E ) He is sick and either I.
( E ) He told me something yesterday, but I don’t know what.
( S ) That pens could be perfect, but you can’t use them.
( E ) I liked that movie, and you?
References
J. D. Diogo G. Silva
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Elton B. Sousa
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Luís O. S. Júnior
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Licenciatura em Letras J. D. Diogo G.

o Verbal Ellipsis: When the verb, or verbal group was omitted.

o Clausal Ellipsis: It’s the most prominent in dialogue.

Without Ellipsis: She is tired, and I am tired too.

Without Ellipsis: He wrote a letter, and I wrote a letter too.

Without Ellipsis: They don’t own a car, and he doesn’t own a

 Substitution – Substitution for another thing.

 Verbal substitution: do substitutes the lexical verb or the predicator;

2º Add ellipsis at the sentences and rewrite them:

3º Put in the sentences (E) for Ellipsis or (S) for Substitution:

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