| Definition : The omission of one or more words from a sentence because they can be understood from the linguistic or situational context. Examples : - in Want a biscuit? the words Do you are ellipted. The intonation of the utterance makes it clear that a question is intended, so that grammatical marking becomes redundant. - in He got up and walked out the word he is ellipted in the second clause. The listener/readers knowledge of grammar tells them that if a verb in a second co-ordinated clause has no explicit subject, it will be the same as that in the first clause. |
An ELT Glossary Ellipsis
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