Elliptical Construction Exercise

EXERCISE ON ENGLISH ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION A.

Combine these sentences by using ‘so’ or ‘neither’! 1. Ali has has a pair pair of shoes. shoes. Rina Rina has a pair of of shoes. shoes. 2. The soldiers soldiers shoot shoot the bird every every morning. morning. The policem policemen en shoot the bird bird every morning. 3. I am never never absent absent here. here. He is never absent absent here here.. 4. They They read ead the the news newspa pape perr this this morn mornin ing. g. She She read ead the the news newspa pape perr this this morning. 5. We rarely rarely speak English English in class. class. They rarely rarely speak English English in class. class. 6. The cat didn’t didn’t eat eat the mouse. mouse. The dog didn’t didn’t eat eat the mouse. mouse. 7. Supe Superrman man does doesn’ n’tt help help the the old old woma woman. n. Batm Batman an does doesn’ n’tt help help the the old old woman. 8. You must must go home. home. We We must go go home. 9. Last year, Rindi seldom visited me. me. Last year, Rano Rano seldom visited me. me. 10.I have told you why she cried. He has told you why she cried.

B. Combine these sentences by using ‘too’ or ‘either’! 1.

Bakabon is always happy. I am always happy.

2. The old man man hardly hardly walks walks on the street. street. The old women women hardly hardly walk walk on the street. 3. The tiger tiger will will run after after you. you. The lion will will run run after you. you. 4. I don’t like like him. him. The monk monkey ey doesn’t doesn’t like like him. 5.

He often says that he hates me. They often say that he hates me.

6. Bon Jovi won’t won’t sing in my birthday birthday party. party. Ariel won’t won’t sing in my birthday birthday party. 7. They are looking at the view. view. She is looking looking at the view. view. 8. I put put many any book books s in my cupb cupboa oarrd. My siste sisterr put put many any book books s in her cupboard. 9. I knew where where they they live. live. We We knew where where they they live. live. 10.

I’ll never believe that you are bad. They’ll never believe that you are bad.

C. Fill in the blanks by using so, too, either and neither. 1. The cat likes likes stayi staying ng in my house house and ………… ………….. .. the mice. mice. 2. We aren’t aren’t listening listening to the music. music. The The children children ………… 3. My brothe brotherr should should study study hard. hard. I …………… …………… 4.

Swimming needs a good stamina. ……………. running.

5. The man who always comes comes to my house house gives me me money. money. The fishermen fishermen … Her mother doesn’t work in a company. …………..their mothers.

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7. Wiwin Wiwin may dance dance whatever whatever dance dance that she wants. wants. ………….. ………….. I. 8. The ant ant never lik likes es salt. salt. The flies flies ………. ………. 9.

 They pretend to be some doctors. We ……….

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Ronaldo, Roberto, Ronaldinho and Suranto weren’t farmers. ……… You.