Elliptic Sentence

Elliptic Sentence merupkan bentuk singkat sebuah kalimat yang beberapa kata/bagian yang sama dihilangkan, sehingga masih memiliki makna yang sama. Elliptic Sentence biasanya digunakan untuk menghindari pengulangan kata yang tidak diperlukan. 

Ada beberapa jenis Elliptic Sentence:

1. Penggunaan 'Too' dan 'So'.

'Too' dan 'So' biasanya digunakan untuk mempersingkat kalimat yang memiliki predikat dan obyek yang sama, serta berupa kalimat positif (+).

Polanya adalah sebagai berikut.

- Subject + Verb(be) + ..... and + So + Auxiliary Verb + Subject.

He will go to Jakarta. I will go to Jakarta. = He will go to Jakarta and so will I.

Renza likes swimming. Alya likes swimming. = Renza likes swimming and so does Alya.

- Subject + Verb (be) + .....and + Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Too.

He will go to Jakarta. I will go to Jakarta. = He will go to Jakarta and I will too.

Renza likes swimming. Alya likes swimming. = Renza likes swimming and Alya does too.

2. Penggunaan 'Either' dan 'Neither'.

'Either' dan 'Neither' biasanya digunakan untuk mempersingkat kalimat yang memiliki predikat dan obyek yang sama, serta berupa kalimat negatif (-).

Polanya adalah sebagai berikut.

- Negative Sentence + ..... and + So + Positive Auxiliary Verb + Subject

He will not go to Jakarta. I will not go to Jakarta. = He will not go to Jakarta and neither will I.

Renza does not like swimming. Alya does not like swimming. = Renza does not like swimming and neither does Alya.

- Negative Sentence + .....and + Subject + Negative Auxiliary Verb + Either.

He will not go to Jakarta. I will not go to Jakarta. = He will not go to Jakarta and I will not either.

Renza does not like swimming. Alya does not like swimming. = Renza does not like swimming and Alya does not either.

3. Penggunaan 'Both....and...' dan 'Either....or.."

Selain dua jenis di atas, ada penggunaan 'both...and..' dan 'either...or'. Perhatikan contoh berikut!

a. Fika is reading a book. Revi is reading a book. = Both Fika and Revi are reading a book.

b. Eva is writing a letter. Ayu is writing a letter. = Both Eva and Ayu are writing a letter.

a. Dezna likes playing badminton. Dezna likes playing volleyball. = Dezna likes playing either badminton or volleyball.

b. I drink coffee. I drink milk. = I drink either coffee or milk.