Elliptical structure in grammar

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Elliptical Structure

On this occasion we will discuss about the Elliptical Structure. Elliptical structure used when a subject perform an activity and at the same time there are other subjects that perform activities that sama.Jadi elliptical structure is used to combine two words works in the same sentence . In the Indonesian language interpreted too.This also applies in negative sentences .
For more details, see the following examples :

And ……Too
And + S + Aux + Too
I eat an apple, and Ari does too
I am eating an apple, and Ari is too
I have eaten an apple, and Ari has too
I ate an apple, and Ari did too
I was eating an apple, and Ari was too
I had eaten an apple, and Ari had too
I will eat an apple, and Ari will too
I can eat an apple, and Ari can too
I am hungry, and Ari is too
I was hungry, and Ari was too
And…….So
And + So + Aux + S
You read a book, and so do I
You are reading a book, and so am I
You have read a book, and so have I
You read a book, and so did I
You were reading a book, and so was I
You had read a book, and so had I
You will read a book, and so will I
You can read a book, and so can I
You are sleepy, and so am I
You were sleepy, and was I
And….....Either
And + S + Aux + Either
Mary doesn’t go to the beach, and Toni doesn’t either
Mary isn’t going to the beach, and Toni isn’t either
Mary hasn’t gone to the beach, and Toni hasn’t either
Mary didn’t go to the beach, and Toni didn’t either
Mary wasn’t going to the beach, and Toni wasn’t either
Mary hadn’t gone to the beach, and Toni hadn’t either
Mary won’t go to the beach, and Toni won’t either
Mary can’t go to the beach, and Toni can’t either
Mary isn’t lazy, and Toni isn’t either
Mary wasn’t lazy, and Toni wasn’t either
And Neither
And + Neither + Aux + S
I don’t sleep, and neither do you
I am not sleeping, and neither are you
I haven’t slept, and neither have you
I didn’t sleep, and neither did you
I wasn’t sleeping, and neither were you
I hadn’t slept, and neither had you
I won’t sleep, and neither will you
I can’t sleep, and neither can you
I am not sad, and neither are you
I was not sad, and neither were you
 







Exercise:
Underline the sentences in the text below are associated with a grammar which we discuss later terjemahkanlah

Last night, Alice came to my house and so did Jane. We got some assignments from our teacher. I didn’t understand the assignments well, and they didn’t either. So we discussed our assignments together. Finally we could finish our assignments. After that we try watch TV and we found an interesting program. Then we watch that program till finish. After watching TV I and Jane were sleepy, and Alice is too. Because it was midnight, so they slept at my house

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Do the following exercises in accordance with an example !

  1. Tom                 Jack has a moustache, and so does Tom.
                                    Jack has a moustache, and Tom does too.
  1. Jason               I didn’t study last night, and neither ________________________________________.
                        I didn’t study last night, and _________________________________________ either.
  1. I                       Sara was at home last night, and so ________________________________________.
                        Sara was at home last night, and ________________________________________ too.
  1. My brother      I have a car, and so _____________________________________________________.
                        I have a car, and _____________________________________________________too.
  1. Erin                 Rob won’t join us for lunch, and neither _____________________________________.
                        Rob won’t join us for lunch, and _______________________________________either.
  1. Jean                 I went to a movie last night, and so _________________________________________.
                        I went to a movie last night, and _________________________________________too.
  1. Dick                Jim can’t speak Arabic, and neither _________________________________________.
                        Jim can’t speak Arabic, and ___________________________________________either.
  1. Oregon                        California is on the west Coast, and so ______________________________________.
                        California is on the west Coast, and ______________________________________too.
  1. I                       Karen hasn’t seen that movie yet, and neither _________________________________.
                        Karen hasn’t seen that movie yet, and __________________________________either.
  1. Alice                I don’t like horror movies, and neither ______________________________________.
                        I don’t like horror movies, and ________________________________________either.

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