Elliptical Constructions

Merupakan penggabungan dua kalimat majemuk setara yang berpredikat sama yang berarti "juga".

1. SO and TOO

    Menggabungkan dua kalimat positif yang bersubjek sama.

Kalimat utama and + so aux subjek

Kalimat utama and + subjek aux too

    eg :

• Mrs. Darmawan teaches English. Mr Yanuar teaches English.

- Mrs. Darmawan teaches English and so does Mr. Yanuar.

- Mrs. Darmawan teaches English and Mr. Yanuar does too.

• Helena was my classmate. Danny was my classmate.

- Helena was my classmate and so was Danny.

- Helena was my classmate and Danny was too.

2. NEITHER and EITHER

    Menggabungkan dua kalimat negative yang
bersubjek beda.

Kalimat utama and + neither aux subjek

Kalimat utama and + subjek auxn’t either

    eg :

• Firman can not solve the problem. Farah cannot solve the problem.

- Firman can not solve the problem and neither can Farah.

- Firman can not solve the problem and Farah can’t either.

3. BUT / WHILE

Kalimat utama (positive) but / while subject aux not

Kalimat utama (negative) but / while subject aux

    eg :

• Mandy has done her work but we have.

• They haven’t done their work while Kobo has.

*** Catatan

• Never
• Seldom
• Rarely
• Barely
• Scarcely
• Almost
• No
• Never
• Hardly

Dianggap negative.

eg :

Children can barely pay attention to two different things at the same time and neither can babies.