Elipsis Structure

Conjuction as an Elipsis Structure

1.      and, or , but                             :  menghubungkan 2 induk kalimat
Mary opened the door and greeted  her guest

2.      Between....... and ........        :  diantara..... dan......  ( untuk diantara banyak  : AMONG)

3.      From......to........                     :  dari....... ke.......

4.      Both...... and ........                 :  Both Shinta and Maya are beautiful  ( keduanya...)

5.      Not only ...... but also.....      :  Deasy not only works but also stays here

( tdk hanya ... tapi juga....)

6.      Either .....or.....                        :  I will take either chemistry or physics  next semester (keduanya ..atau..)

7.      Neither ..... nor .....                 :  Neither Budi nor Dedy loves Cintya  ( tidak keduanya ..atau..)

Either...or... / Neither...nor... 
 ( Juga...atau... / tidak Juga...atau... )
A.      Either .....or.....    :  I will take either chemistry or physics  next semester (keduanya ..atau..)

B.      Neither ..... nor .....   :  Neither Budi nor Dedy loves Cintya  ( tidak keduanya ..atau..)

1.     Putri isn`t coming late. Reza isn`t coming late

-        Putri isn`t coming late and Reza isn`t either

-        Putri isn`t coming late and neither is Reza

2.     Efi won`t tell her age. Asti won`t tell her age

- ..…………
- ..…………

3.     Tini isn`t typing , Yani and Darini aren`t typing

       - ..…………
       - ..…………

4.     Prapto wasn`t there. Hastuti wasn`t there

- ..…………

- ..…………

5.     The children shouldn`t watch TV at night. We shouldn`t watch TV at night

- ..…………

- ..…………

6.     They don`t drik coffe. We don`t drink coffee

- ..…………

- ..…………

Example :

- You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office. (Either …or ….)

- He is not only handsome but also brilliant. (Not only … but also …)

- Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well. (neither…nor…)

- Both the cross country team and the swimming team are doing well. (Both…and…)

Expression	Example
both … and …	I like both cats and dogs.
so	Jane likes cats. So do I.
not … either	Jane doesn't like cats. I don't like cats either.
either … or …	Jane either has a cat or a dog.
neither/nor	Jane doesn't like cats. Neither do I./Nor do I.
neither … nor …	I like neither cats nor dogs.

SOAL  A

1. For lunch, you may have ………chicken or fish.

a.       Both

b.      Or

c.       Nor

d.      Either

2. When they found the man who had been lost for four days, he was ……. Tired ……. hungry.

a.       Neither …nor

b.      As…as

c.       Either…or

d.      Not only but also

3. ……Sam nor his brother can dance

a.       Neither

b.      Not only

c.       Both

d.      Either

4. I love playing ……guitar and piano.

a.       Neither

b.      Not only

c.       Both

d.      Either

5) My mother will make  _____ a cake _____ tea. We have guests today.

 a) either…… or  

 b) not only……. but also

 c) neither ….. nor

6) The teacher knows playing  _____ the violin _____ the guitar. He plays the piano.

a) neither…… nor  

b) not only……. but also

c) either ……. or

7) We _____ drink _____ eat anything. We are full.

a) neither…… nor  

b) not only……. but also

c) either …… or

8) The carpenter made _____ a wooden table _____ three chairs for us.

a) neither…… nor  

b) both ….. and

c) either …… or

9) Su has been _____ Antalya _____ İstanbul. She loves visiting different cities.

a) neither…… nor  

b) not only……. but also

c) either …… or

10. Complete the following sentence with the correct correlative conjunction:
“He’s ________ a great rock climber ________ an expert skier.”

      a) just as … so
b) whether … or
c) not only … but also
d) all of the above

SOAL  B

Fill in the blank with either … or .., neither … nor …, atau both … and … !

1.    She didn’t buy ______ vegetable _____ fruit. She bought only meat for dinner.

2.    We went to ______ İstanbul _____ Ankara. We didn’t have time.

3.    Aylin plays _____ the violin _____ the piona. She plays the drum

4.    My father _____ drives to work _____ walks to work. He rides bicycle.

5.    We eat  _____ hamburger _____ sandwich. We eat fresh food.

6.    … the blue dress … the white one is suitable for me on my birthday party.

7.    The principal gave presents for … Intan … Diana for winning a speech competition.

8.    I guess Galih is … kind … having an intention for giving me a cake this morning.

9.    … Teddy … Ronald came to my house, and they brought my favorite cake.

10.  Everybody does not like him, … he is stingy … very rude.