Apakah yang dimaksud dengan Ellipsis ? Ellipsis merupakan suatu teknik dengan memendekkan gabungan dari 2 kalimat / lebih. Caranya yaitu dengan menghilangkan bagian kalimat yang mempunyai sama arti, sehingga tidak akan terjadi perulangan kata dalam 1 kalimat. Pembentukan kalimat ellipsis terbagi menjadi 6, yaitu : So/too Formula : - (S+P), and (so + aux + S) - (S+P), and (S + aux + too) Example : - My father is at home. My mother is at home My father is at home and so is my mother - my father is at home and my mother is too - Brian works in the company, Elizabeth works in the company - Brian works in the company and so does Elizabeth - Brian works in the company and Elizabeth does too - Vega has finished the assignment. I have finished the assignment - Vega has finished the assignment, and so have i - Vega has finished the assignment, and I have too Either/Neither Formula : - (S + P), and (neither + aux + S) - (S + P), and (S + aux + not + either) Example : - Bella doesn’t like durian. Sasha doesn’t like durian - Bella doesn’t like durian, and neither does sasha - Bella doesn’t like durian, and sasha doesn’t either - I haven’t take a bath. Ramanof hasn’t taken a bath - I haven’t take a bath, and neither has ramanof - I haven’t take a bath, and ramanof hasn’t either - The boy is not a student. The girl is not a student - The boy is not a student,and neither is the girl - The boy is not a student, and the girl isn’t either Both..and.., not only…but also, …either…or… dan neither…nor… Kempatnya digunakan untuk menggabungkan dari unsur yang sama atau setara Formula : - Both (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) + and (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) - Not only (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) + but also (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) - Either (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) + or (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) - Neither (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) + nor (noun/adjective/verb/adverb) Example : - Dania loves dancing. Riana loves dancing - Both Dania and Riana love dancing - Not only Dania but also Riana love dancing - Rhino is not clever. Rhino is not diligent - Rhino is not either clever or diligent - Rhino is neither clever nor diligent Whether…or not Formula : Whether (S + P) + or not Example : - I like coffe because you like it. I still like coffe even if you don’t likeit - I like coffe whether you like it or not