🔹 Apa Itu Elliptical Construction?
Elliptical Construction adalah kalimat atau frasa yang mengalami penghilangan sebagian kata atau unsur kalimat, namun maknanya tetap jelas dan dapat dipahami dari konteks.
Intinya, ada kata atau bagian kalimat yang dihilangkan (ellipsis) karena dianggap sudah tersirat atau tidak perlu diulang.
🔹 Fungsi Elliptical Construction
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Membuat kalimat menjadi lebih singkat dan efisien tanpa kehilangan makna.
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Menghindari pengulangan kata yang tidak perlu.
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Membantu gaya bahasa yang lebih natural dan lancar, terutama dalam percakapan sehari-hari.
🔹 Contoh Elliptical Construction
1. Penghilangan Kata Kerja (Verb)
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Complete sentence:
— She can sing, and he can sing too. -
Elliptical sentence:
— She can sing, and he can too.
(Kata "sing" dihilangkan pada klausa kedua karena sudah tersirat.)
2. Penghilangan Subjek dan Kata Kerja
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Complete sentence:
— Are you going to the party? Yes, I am going to the party. -
Elliptical sentence:
— Are you going to the party? Yes, I am.
3. Penghilangan Bagian dari Kalimat Setelah Kata Penghubung
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Complete sentence:
— She likes apples, but I do not like apples. -
Elliptical sentence:
— She likes apples, but I do not.
4. Penghilangan Objek atau Pelengkap yang Sama
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Complete sentence:
— I bought a book and Mary bought a book too. -
Elliptical sentence:
— I bought a book and Mary did too.
🔹 Jenis-jenis Elliptical Construction
| Jenis Ellipsis | Contoh | Penjelasan |
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| Ellipsis of verb | She can swim, and he can too. | Kata kerja dihilangkan pada klausa kedua |
| Ellipsis of subject and verb | Are you coming? Yes, I am. | Subjek dan kata kerja dihilangkan |
| Ellipsis of object | I want the red one, and she wants the blue. → I want the red one, and she wants the blue one. (dihilangkan "one") | Objek yang sama dihilangkan |
| Ellipsis with “do” auxiliary | She doesn’t like it, and I don’t either. | Kata kerja utama dihilangkan, diganti “do” |
🔹 Kapan Elliptical Construction Digunakan?
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Dalam percakapan informal agar lebih singkat dan jelas.
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Dalam teks atau tulisan untuk menghindari pengulangan yang berlebihan.
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Saat konteks sudah sangat jelas sehingga bagian yang dihilangkan tidak membingungkan.
🔹 Contoh Kalimat Lengkap dan Elliptical
| Lengkap | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| I am going to the party, and you are going to the party too. | I am going to the party, and you are too. |
| She can dance well, and he can dance well too. | She can dance well, and he can too. |
| They will come, but we will not come. | They will come, but we will not. |