Grammar Exercises Pdf: Ellipsis And Substitution

Verb Phrases: Often after auxiliary verbs. "Can you swim?" "Yes, I can [swim]."

In dialogue, we omit entire clauses.

"I don't know." – "So do I." → _______________ ellipsis and substitution grammar exercises pdf

Substitution uses a placeholder word (like do, so, one, or not ) to replace a word, phrase, or clause that was mentioned earlier. Verb Phrases: Often after auxiliary verbs