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A) The Film Had Already Started When We Arrived. It Was Very Romantic.

The document provides examples of elliptical constructions and how to complete them by using conjunctions like 'too' or 'either/neither' and 'so' + verb. It demonstrates these constructions by providing sentence pairs and stating how to complete them elliptically.

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A) The Film Had Already Started When We Arrived. It Was Very Romantic.

The document provides examples of elliptical constructions and how to complete them by using conjunctions like 'too' or 'either/neither' and 'so' + verb. It demonstrates these constructions by providing sentence pairs and stating how to complete them elliptically.

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a) The film had already

started when we arrived.


It was very romantic. .
The film, which had
already started when we
arrived, was very romantic

b) My grandfather is a very
optimistic man. His third
wife died three years ago.
My grandfather, whose third
wife died three years ago, is a
very optimistic man

c) I bought all the


ingredients. I needed them
to prepare a cake.
I bought all the ingredients
which I needed to prepare a cake

d) Tom and Sara went to


the cinema last weekend.
They usually come to the
pub.
Tom and Sara, who usually come
to the pub, went to the cinema
last weekend

e) Alice went to the police


station yesterday. Her
handbag was stolen in
Oxford Street.
Alice, whose handbag was stolen
in Oxford street, went to the
police station yesterday

f) My classmates went to
the Natural History
Museum last Friday. They
love nature.
My classmates, who love nature,
went to the Natural History
Museum last Friday

g) My grandfather has lived


in Oxford all his life. He
was born in Italy.
My grandfather, who was born in
Italy, has lived in Oxford all his
life

h) Alice is sad because she


has lost her handbag. It
was new.
Alice is sad because she has lost
her handbag, which was new

i) My grandmother told me
her secret recipe for the
chocolate cake. It is
delicious.

My grandmother told me her


secret recipe for the chocolate
cake, which is delicious

j) The Natural History


Museum in London is full of
dinosaur skeletons. It is my
favourite museum.
The Natural History Museum in
London, which is my favourite
museum, is full of dinosaur
skeletons

Complete this with the elliptical


construction!

He is busy. I am busy
(= He is busy and I am too)
(= He is busy and so am I)

My father won't come there. I


won't come there.
(= My father won't come there and I
won't either)
(= My father won't come there and
neither will I)

Mary is beautiful. You are


beautiful
(= Mary is beautiful and you are
too)
(= Mary is beautiful and so are you)

Jack went to Bali yesterday.


William went to Bali yesterday.
(= Jack went to Bali yesterday and
William did too)
(= Jack went to Bali yesterday and
so did William)

My brother can swim well. You


can swim well
(= My brother can swim well and you
can too)
(= My brother can swim well and so
can you)

The cats like staying in my


house and. The mice
So do

We arent listening to the


music. The children
Arent either

My brother should study hard. I


.

Should too

Swimming needs a good


stamina. .. Running
So does

The man who always come to


my house gives me money.
The fishermen .
Do too

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