Ellipsis

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1. Ellipsis.

In this sentence the words in brackets are not necessary.

There is a large number of Andrew Marshalls in the world and quite a few (of the Andrew Marshalls) are writers and journalists.

Some words have been removed from these sentences because they were unnecessary. Type the words that have been removed.

For example:

I liked the film, but Jackie didn't.
I liked the film, but Jackie didn't like it.

For more information about ellipsis see the Grammar Reference.

2. Practise ellipsis.

Shorten these sentences by removing the suggested number of words (in brackets). Be careful not to delete the full stop.

3. Ellipsis after to.

You can also use ellipsis after infinitive to:

Now you can trim and exercise your body in the comfort of your own home whenever you want to.

Here, whenever you want to means whenever you want to trim and exercise your body in the comfort of your own home.

Delete the parts of the sentences that are not necessary.

4. Ellipsis after auxiliary verbs.

You can also use ellipsis after auxiliary verbs.

"Have you ever flown first class?"
"Yes, I have. Once."

Here, I have means I have flown first class.

Do you have health insurance? If not, you should.

Here, you should means you should have health insurance.

Delete the parts of the sentences that are not necessary.

For more information about ellipsis see the Grammar Reference.