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 Thu Jun 22, 2006 13:56 pm Explanation: Permission MUST be obtained when using... |
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| Riaz wrote: | Permission MUST be obtained when using outside sources"
Why can'nt we say:
"Permission MUST be obtained when we are using outside sources |
Hi Riaz
This is called ellipsis in English. When the meaning of some sentence is understood without a word or two in it, we leave those words out, and this is called ellipsis. See below for some examples of ellipsis.
1- What time did he die?
(Ans) He died at two in the morning.
(Ans) At two in the morning.(More natural than the first
answer)
2- When in Rome, do as Romans do. is better than:
When you are in Rome, do as...
In your spicific example, the "we are" is understood, so the author prefers to use ellipsis.
I hope this helps.
Tom |
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Tom
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| Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:22 am More details on ellipsis |
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Thank you for your reply.
it is for the first time I am encountering the world
called ellipsis in English. I will appreciate if you could kindly provide me more details on the use of ellipsis...
thanks once again |
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riazuddin
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