Elliptical structure

Elliptical atau Elipsis adalah penghilangan kata atau sejumlah kata dari suatu kalimat yang bertujuan agar kalimat menjadi lebih pendek dan lebih baik susunannya. Susunan Elipsis sering digunakan banyak orang baik dalam percakapan maupun dalam bentuk tulisan.


 POSITIVE ELLIPTIC

menggunakan kata "too" atau "so" yang artinya "juga":

- He is busy. I am busy
  (He is busy and I am too)
  (He is busy and so am)

- Jack went to Bali yesterday. William went to Bali yesterday
  (Jack went to Bali yesterday and William did too)
  (Jack went to Bali yesterday and so did William)



 NEGATIVE ELLIPTIC

menggunakan kata "either" atau "neither" yang artinya "juga tidak":

- Ed doesn't like mango. George doesn't like mango.
  (Ed doesn't like mango and George doesn't either)
  (Ed doesn't like mango and neither does George )

- My father won't come there. I won't come there.
  (My father won't come there and I won't either)
  (My father won't come there and neither will I)

CONTRARY ELLIPTIC

menggunakan kata "but" yang artinya "tetapi":

-She does not have a pen. I have a pen.
  (She does not have a pen but I do)

Ada beberapa kata keterangan tingkat keseringan (adverbs of frequency) yang dianggap negatif seperti berikut ini:

• Never (Tidak pernah)
• Seldom (Jarang)
• Rarely (Hampir tidak)
• Few (Beberapa)
• Hardly (Hampir tidak)
• Barely (Hampir tidak)
• Litlle (Sedikit)