The Elliptical Clause
Part
of a clause may be left out when its meaning can be clearly understood from the
context of the sentence.
Such a clause
is called an elliptical clause.
Most elliptical clauses are adverb clauses. In each of the adverb
clauses in the following
examples, the part given in brackets may be omitted because its meaning is clearly understood.
EXAMPLES:
Leilana finished her
research sooner than Marta [did].
While [he was] painting, Rembrandt concentrated completely on his work.
NOTE :
Often the
meaning of an elliptical clause depends on the form of the pronoun in the
clause.
EXAMPLES :
Martine asked
her more questions than I [asked her].
Martine asked
her more questions than [she asked] me.
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