Starstuff Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
When to omit repeating words?
0 I 01 b 00 play 02 b 00 the cello and he 01 b 00 plays 02 b 00 the violin. 02 br
00 I 01 b 00 play 02 b 00 the cello and he the violin. 02 br
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00 Does omitting "play" make the sentence more concise and natural in writings? Is there a name for this grammatical rule? Thanks. 0-
00 I 01 b 00 play 02 b 00 the cello and he the violin. 02 br
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00 Does omitting "play" make the sentence more concise and natural in writings? Is there a name for this grammatical rule? Thanks. 0-
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12 br 12 br 10 Does omitting "play" make the sentence more concise and natural in writings? Is there a name for this grammatical rule? 12 br 12 blockquote 11 font 00 I believe that the omission of 'plays' is an example of ellipsis.
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