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Elliptical ClausesSet 1

1How is an ellipsis used in dialogue?

2Mary is an excellent singer, .....

3Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: The teacher entered the room, .....

4( ..... ) refers to ellipsis

5I only visited Chidi. This means that

6You Grandma, ..... you can't visit right now, loves you

7Would you like some meat?-No, thanks.

8What does Ellipsis mean?

9A: What are you up to? B: Not much, I ..... to some music.

10Compression consists in omission of certain (usually redundant) words

11I'm not doing anything special tonight, I'd like just to chill .....

12Christine needed help .....

13This is the picture ..... Aivazovski.

14Simple sentence possessing definite vacant positions capable of being supplied with the corresponding fillers implicit in the situational contexts are called:

15Choose the best option to complete the sentence using ellipses:'During the meeting, she mentioned the new project ..... but didn't provide further details.'

16Does Tom live near you? ....., ask him to pick you up at 5:30.

17Why is the following sentence confusing? 'Students who study often get good grades.'

18True or False: The absolute phrase in the following sentence is used logically. 'The pizza arrived, its wheels spinning quickly.'

19Choose the correct revision for clarity: "Jamie saw Alex while he was walking the dog."

20..... was at school that I met my best friend.

21Rule:If the sentence has BE in it, what do you do to reduce it to a phrase?

22You never bathe afterwards

23Renata is the woman ..... I live next door to.

24To move smoothly like water is to .....

25If you ....., you need to get money urgently.

26Convert the elision into the phrase it MOST NEARLY MEANS:"'Fore God, my lord, well spoken, with goodaccent and good discretion."

27Scientists have collected them from the Yellowstone National Park's thermal pools, the park abounding with geysers like Old Faithful, and from radioactive rock deep within South African gold mines.

28Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The exam over, .....

29Astrologus in cubiculum irrupit, CLAMANS.

30Jeremy is smart, and his brother is too.is it elliptical construction?

31All children have the ..... to be happy and healthy.

32Complete the sentence to show a trailing thought:'I thought I saw ..... A) something B) nothing C) everything D) anything'

33If analysis of the traffic count indicates that there is more traffic than the current road as it is designed at this time can efficiently accommodate, the transportation planner might recommend widening the road to add another lane.

34I can eat in this room. What room is it?

35He raised his hand-U ko'tardi. What kind of grammatical transformation is used here?

36What does 'does not' shorten to?

37Complete the sentence using an ellipsis: "I wanted to tell him how I felt ..... "

38Which factors favor the omission of "that" as subordinator?

39Omission:

40They went to Dufan last week, but I didn't.can you analyze about the type of elliptical construction above?

41Identify the ellipsis rule the following sentence follows: I turned the corner and I couldn't believe my eyes ..... there it was ..... a large green-eyed monster!

42In the sentence "I like apples, " which principle is being followed by omitting "do" ?

43Ellipses can be used at the beginning of a sentence.

44..... he gets, .....

45Choose the short form of Do not

46A motion to Create a Blank can be adapted to motions containing

47The quality of the air ..... we breathe can have a dramatic effect on our health.

48GRAMMAR ellipsis and substitutionChoose the correct modal or auxiliary verb.Everyone said I would win the prize, but I knew I wouldn't / haven't / didn't.

49It's silly to think that we may be on high alert that day.

50What are elliptical sentences commonly considered as in oral communication?

51Several guests complained about ..... cold food last night.

52Choose the sentence where the absolute phrase is misplaced.

53In which of the following sentences is an ellipsis correctly used?

54How does elision contribute to connected speech?

55Choose the correct transformation of this sentence into one with an elliptical clause: "The book that you read was fascinating."

56Elide or not:Ce est jaune.

57Which of the following sentences contains a correctly structured elliptical clause?

58The child hesitated before speaking. He appeared that he was unsure of what to say.

59Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence:You've been tired lately, .....?

60Three times as many hours are spent playing computer games as reading.

61The government offered tax incentives to environmentally conscious homeowners, ..... sales of solar panels.