Elliptical Structure

                ELLIPTICAL STRUCTURE

Pada kesempatan kali ini kita akan membahas tentang Elliptical Structure. Elliptical structure digunakan ketika suatu subyek melakukan suatu aktifitas dan pada waktu yang sama  ada subyek lain yang melakukan aktifitas yang sama.Jadi elliptical structure di gunakan untuk menggabungkan dua kalimat yang kata kerjanya sama. Dalam bahasa Indonesia diartikan juga.Ini juga berlaku dalam kalimat negative.

Untuk lebih jelasnya, perhatikan contoh-contoh berikut:

And ……Too	And + S + Aux + Too
	I eat an apple, and Ari does too
	I am eating an apple, and Ari is too
	I have eaten an apple, and Ari has too
	I ate an apple, and Ari did too
	I was eating an apple, and Ari was too
	I had eaten an apple, and Ari had too
	I will eat an apple, and Ari will too
	I can eat an apple, and Ari can too
	I am hungry, and Ari is too
	I was hungry, and Ari was too
And…….So	And + So + Aux + S
	You read a book, and so do I
	You are reading a book, and so am I
	You have read a book, and so have I
	You read a book, and so did I
	You were reading a book, and so was I
	You had read a book, and so had I
	You will read a book, and so will I
	You can read a book, and so can I
	You are sleepy, and so am I
	You were sleepy, and was I
And….....Either	And + S + Aux + Either
	Mary doesn’t go to the beach, and Toni doesn’t either
	Mary isn’t going to the beach, and Toni isn’t either
	Mary hasn’t gone to the beach, and Toni hasn’t either
	Mary didn’t go to the beach, and Toni didn’t either
	Mary wasn’t going to the beach, and Toni wasn’t either
	Mary hadn’t gone to the beach, and Toni hadn’t either
	Mary won’t go to the beach, and Toni won’t either
	Mary can’t go to the beach, and Toni can’t either
	Mary isn’t lazy, and Toni isn’t either
	Mary wasn’t lazy, and Toni wasn’t either
And Neither	And + Neither + Aux + S
	I don’t sleep, and neither do you
	I am not sleeping, and neither are you
	I haven’t slept, and neither have you
	I didn’t sleep, and neither did you
	I wasn’t sleeping, and neither were you
	I hadn’t slept, and neither had you
	I won’t sleep, and neither will you
	I can’t sleep, and neither can you
	I am not sad, and neither are you
	I was not sad, and neither were you