Eliptical sentence berfungsi menyatukan prediket yang sama. Kegunaannya adalah agar tidak terjadi mubazir kata. Eliptical sentence ada dua jenis. Pertama, positif (so dan too), kedua, negatif (either dan neither).
Contoh:
- I go to school. You go to school. Hasil gabungannya: I go to school and you do too. Atau: I go to school and so do you.
- You are black. I am black. Hasil gabungannya: You are black and I am too. Atau: you are black and so do I.
- I am not handsome. You are not handsome. Hasil gabungannya: I am not handsome and you are not either. Atau: I am not handsome and neither are you.
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