Elliptical Sentence

Kalimat Elip atau elliptical sentence adalah gabungan dua kalimat yang berbeda subyeknya tetapi predikatnya sama, dan digunakan untuk menghindari pengulangan kata. Tujuan dari dibentuknya kalimat elip yaitu untuk menyampaikan pernyataan secara sederhana dan sekaligus menghindari pengulangan unsur kalimat yang sama.

kalimat Elip dalam bahasa Inggris pada umumnya menggunakan too (juga), so (juga), either (juga tidak), Neither (juga tidak), but (tetapi) dengan auxiliary verb (kata kerja bantu)

Berikut ini rumusnya:

... (+) ..., and + Subyek + Auxiliary + too

...(+)..., and + so + Auxiliary + Subyek

Contoh:

Siti Zulaiha is beautiful. Jupe is Beautiful.

So

Siti Zulaiha is beautiful, and so is Jupe.

Too

Siti Zulaiha is beautiful, and Jupe is too.

Simple present tense: Is, am, are

I                               ---------------------> am

You/we/they are        ---------------------> are

She/he/it                   ---------------------> is

Contoh:

I am tall. She is tall.

I am tall, and so is she.

I am tall, and she is too.

My mother is in Jakarta now. My father is in Jakarta now.

My mother is in Jakarta now, and so is my father.

My mother is in Jakarta now, and my father is too.

Simple present tense: Do/Does

Yang di atas adalah contoh pemakaian so dan too dengan menggunakan is, am, are. Dan yang dibawah ini contoh-contoh dengan menggunakan do/does.

I/you/we/they    ---------------------> do

She/he/it           ---------------------> does

She goes to school at 6. He goes to school at 6.

She goes to school at 6, and so does he.

She goes to school at 6, and he does too.

They buy a new car. I buy a new car

They buy a new car, and so do I.

They buy a new car, and I do too.

Simple past tense: Was dan were

I/she/he/it         ---------------------> was

You/they/we      ---------------------> were

 I was in Jambi in 1990. They were in Jambi in 1990.

I was in Jambi in 1990, and so were they.

I was in Jambi in 1990, and They were too.

Simple past tense: Did

I /you/we/they/she/he/ie ---------------------> did

Toni went to Malaysia. John went to Malaysia.

Toni went to Malaysia, and so did John.

Toni went to Malaysia, and John did too.

Present perfect

I /you/we/they   ---------------------> have

She/he/it           ---------------------> has

 I have eaten. She has eaten.

I have eaten, and so has she.

I have eaten, and she has too.

They have come here. She has come here.

They have come here, and so has she.

They have come here, and she has too.

Present continuous tense

 You are speaking. He is  speaking.

You are speaking, and so is he.

You are speaking, and I am too.

Shinta is singing. Jojo is singing.

Shinta is singing, and so is Jojo.

Shinta is singing, and Jojo is too.

Simple Future Tense

I /you/we/they/she/he/it ---------------------> will

They will sleep. She will sleep.

They will sleep, and so will she.

They will sleep, and she will too.

…..and neither + auxiliary/to be/modal + S 
… and S + aux iliary/to be/modal + not either

Contoh :

He didn’t go to school yesterday.

She didn’t go to school yesterday

He didin’t go to school yesterday, and neither did she.

Atau    :

He didn’t go to school yesterday, and She didn’t either.

Perlu diperhatikan dan selalu diingat bahwa Not dalam elliptical sentences selalu disingkat, digabungkan dengan to be atau auxiliary verb yang ada dalam kalimat yang akan diringkas.

Untuk lebih jelasnya, perhatikan contoh-contoh di bawah ini!

They  will not visit you.

I will not visit you.

They  will not visit you, and neither will I.

Atau

They  will not visit you, and I won’t either

He doesn’t do the home work.

I don’t do the home work.

He doesn’t do the home work, and neither do I.

Atau

He doesn’t do the home work, and I don’t either.

They don’t watch TV.

Toni doesn’t watch TV.

They don’t watch TV, and neither does Toni.

atau

They don’t watch TV, and Toni doesn’t either.

We haven’t eaten.

They haven’t eaten.

We haven’t eaten, and neither have they.

Atau

We haven’t eaten, and They haven’t either.

She hasn’t slept.

He hasn’t slept.

She hasn’t slept, and neither has he.

Atau

She hasn’t slept, and he hasn’t either.

Roni isn’t sleeping.

Tono isn’t sleeping.

Roni isn’t sleeping, and neither is Tono.

Atau

Roni isn’t sleeping, and Toni isn’t either.