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C2Cohesión25 min

Elipsis y sustitución en el discurso

Ellipsis and substitution in discourse

Evita repeticiones con so, not, one, do so y oraciones reducidas, y aprende qué omisiones suenan naturales.

Los hablantes y escritores fluidos evitan repetir palabras que el oyente puede deducir fácilmente. La Ellipsis omite las palabras. La Substitution las reemplaza por una forma corta como so, not, one, do so o the same. Ambos recursos dan cohesión a un texto, pero solo ciertas palabras pueden omitirse.

RecursoEjemploForma completa
Infinitive without its verbYou can stay if you want to.... want to stay.
so / not after think, hope, suspect, be afraidWill it rain? I'm afraid so / not.... afraid that it will / will not.
if so / if notIf not, we shall cancel.If it is not approved, ...
one / onesHe bought a new one.... a new laptop.
do so, do the sameShe resigned, and he did the same.... he resigned.
than + reduced clauseIt went better than expected.... than it was expected to.
reduced time clauseWhen asked, she refused.When she was asked, ...
so / neither / nor + auxiliaryThe staff agreed, and so did the chair.... the chair agreed too.

Fíjate en la diferencia entre Neither did I, Nor did I y So did I: las dos primeras siguen a una frase negativa, y la última sigue a una afirmativa. Después de than, tanto la forma reducida (than expected) como la forma completa (than was expected) son correctas, pero la oración reducida es más común en la escritura formal.

  • Will the funding be approved? If not, we shall cancel the trip.
  • Some students took notes by hand and others typed them.
  • The committee has not met, nor is it expected to before May.
  • I wanted to attend but wasn't able to.
  • When asked about the delay, the manager said she had not been told.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la opción que completa correctamente cada oración.

  1. Are the results ready? I don't think _____; the lab is still running tests.

  2. Will the funding be approved? If _____, we shall have to cancel the trip.

  3. The first draft was weak, but the second was far better than _____.

  4. Kofi's old laptop kept crashing, so he bought a new _____.

  5. She promised to call, but she never _____.

  6. The delegates welcomed the proposal, and _____ did the chair.

  7. When _____ about the delay, the manager said she had not been told.

  8. "Would you like to join us?" "I'd love _____ , but I have an exam tomorrow."

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa la oración

Escribe la palabra que falta. Usa una sola palabra a menos que la oración necesite más.

  1. Lena offered to help, and her brother did .

  2. Are there any seats left? I'm afraid ; the hall is full.

  3. The old system was slower than necessary.

  4. You can stay if you to, but nobody expects it.

  5. I wanted to attend the lecture but wasn't able .

  6. Ravi booked the larger room; Aiko preferred the small .

  7. The committee has not yet met, nor it expected to do so before May.

  8. Some students took notes by hand and typed them.

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