NOTE : The so-called telegraphic style omits I with any verb or with all verbs. (with the subject pronoun) in subordinate clauses introduced by when, though, if, and the like. Under the second head come (1) the ellipsis of the subject (thou or you) in imperative sentences (2) that of relative pronouns in the objective case (3) that of is, are, etc. Pronouns, the conjunction that and some forms of the verb is are often omitted when they are readily supplied. To avoid repetition, words are often omitted in one part of the sentence when they occur in another part.Ģ. These examples show that most cases of ellipsis fall under two heads.ġ. They say you are going to Europe soon.I have more confidence in James than in Edmund.He was ten years of age, his brother eight.You shall have the money this week, if necessary.While drifting downstream, we grounded on a sand bar.They were amused, though somewhat vexed.When a youth, he travelled in the East.Some of the patriots were armed with old flintlocks, others with swords, still others with pitchforks.Some of the strangers spoke French, others Spanish.Her hair is light, her eyes dark blue.In the following examples the omitted words are supplied in brackets. Įllipsis is a Greek word meaning omission.
Ī clause or sentence that shows ellipsis is said to be elliptical. The omission of a word or words necessary to the grammatical completeness of a clause or sentence is called ellipsis. It often allows (and sometimes requires) the omission of words that, though necessary to the construction, are so easily supplied by the mind that it would be mere waste of time to utter them. Good usage does not demand that all sentences shall be absolutely complete.
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