Introduction

What is Ellipsis?

Some words can be left out when we do not want to repeat them. This is called ellipsis.

Ellipsis is used

when we do not want to repeat words or phrases that are obvious.

Some words of a sentence can be left out while the meaning can still be understood.

1. My father likes sports more than Tom. (wrong)

2. My father likes sports more than Tom does. (correct)

3. My father likes sports more than he likes Tom. (correct)

简单句中的省略

1.在口语中

-How is your mother today?

-(She is ) Much better.

(Is there) Anything wrong?

2. 在祈使句中

(You) Open the door, please.

(I) Thank you very much.

3. 在感叹句中

What a (good) boy (he is)!

How (hard) they are working!

4. 名词所有格修饰的名词若表示店铺,住宅,教堂或上下文已暗示或明确指出过的事物

At her mother's (house) she passed many happy days.

I met him at the doctors' (house).

5.动词不定式的省略

a. 为避免重复,常省略上文已提到的动词原形,只保留不定式中的小品词to:这类动词有:expect, forget, hope, intend, mean, prefer, refuse, try, want, wish, would like, like和love等。E.g.:

She asked me to dance with her, but I didn't want to (dance with her)

-Will you go with me?

-Well, I'd like to (go with you).

b. 在have to, need, ought to, be going to, used to等后省略动词。

e.g.: I really didn't want to go there with him, but I had to (go there with him).

c.在某些形容词delight, glad, happy, pleased等后省略to后面的动词。E.g.:

- Will you join in our discussion?

- I'll be glad to (join in your discussion).

d. 若不定式中带有be, have等, 通常保留be, have。

e.g.:

-Are you a teacher?

-No, but I used to be (a teacher).

John didn't come, but he ought to have (come).

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