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Elliptical Construction Kalimat eliptik yakni kalimat pemendekan dari dua buah kalimat atau lebih dengan cara menghilangkan beberapa bab kalimat yang mempunyai kesamaan arti asalnya. Kalimat eliptik dipakai untuk menyingkir dari adanya pengulangan kata yang sama dalam suatu kalimat. Adapun bagian yang dihilangkan diganti dengan memakai bentuk auxiliary (kata kerja bantu) atau menggunakan kata-kata, mirip so, too, either, neither, dan so on. A. Gabungan Setara Merupakan campuran dua kalimat yang sama-sama positif maupun negatif. Gabungan setara selalu memakai kata penghubung and. a. Setara Positif (so dan too) Contoh: John is smart. The children are smart.  John is smart and the children are too.  John is smart and so are the children. We studied hard. Emily studied hard.  We studied hard and Emily did too.  We studied hard and so did Emily. b. Setara Negatif (neither dan either) Contoh: They don’t like sushi. He doesn’t like sushi.  They don’t like sushi and neither does he.  They don’t like sushi and he doesn’t either. Tom wasn’t happy. His parents were not happy.  Tom wasn’t happy and neither were his parents.  Tom wasn’t happy and his parents were not either. B. Gabungan Setara Berpasa ngan Merupakan adonan dua kalimat yang sama-sama aktual dan negatif dengan memakai both… and…, not only… but also… untuk kalimat nyata, sedangkan either… or… dan neither… nor… untuk kalimat negatif. • Dania loves dancing. Riana loves dancing.  Both Dania and Riana love dancing. Jimmy is smart. Jimmy is humble.  Jimmy is not only smart but also humble. • The bus drivers start working today. The taxi drivers start working today.  Either the bus drivers or the taxi drivers start working today. • Rini forgot where she put the books.  It is either in the living room or in her bedroom. • He isn’t a teacher. He isn’t a doctor.  He is neither a teacher nor a doctor. • He doesn’t say rude things. They don’t say rude things  Neither he nor they say rude things. C. Gabungan Setara Berlawanan Merupakan campuran dua kalimat yang berlawanan makna. Umumnya, memakai kata penghubung but, whereas, dan while. Contoh: • John likes soccer. Jonathan doesn’t like soccer.  John likes soccer but (while) Jonathan doesn’t. • She has a plan to go camping. He doesn’t have a plan to go camping.  She has a plan to go camping whereas e doesn’t. D. Susunan Eliptik da lam Klausa Susunan eliptik, lazimnya , dipakai dalam dependent dan independent clause jikalau kedua subjeknya sama. a. Mary was poor but she was honest (Mary was poor but honest) b. However he is busy, he always comes on time to the office. (However busy, he always comes on time) c. Although she was given everything, she was never satisfied. (Although given everything, she was never satisfied) d. I will write a letter. I will write a short story. (I will write a letter and a short story). e. You can go by bus. You can go by taxi. (You can go by bus or taxi). CONTOH SOAL 1. “Andy agreed that everybody had to pay Rp50.000,00 for the study tour to Bali. “ … “ (UMPTN/92/R-B/34) A. Neither was I. B. But I’m not. C. So am I. D. While I didn’t. E. I didn’t either. PEMBAHASAN: Kalimat tersebut merupakan kalimat eliptik kontradiksi yang permulaan kalimatnya termasuk kalimat aktual dan kalimat selanjutnya kalimat negatif. Jadi, pilihan D menjadi balasan yang paling tepat. Jawaban: D 2. Because of the rain, the teacher couldn’t come on time and … (UMPTN/1991/R-A/63) A. I neither could. B. Neither could. C. Also I could not I. D. I couldn’t either. E. So I didn’t. PEMBAHASAN: Kalimat eliptik tersebut ialah kalimat eliptik memiliki arti negatif yang memakai Modal Past (couldn’t). Makara, pilihan D menjadi jawaban yang paling sempurna. Jawaban: D 3. Yanti didn’t like the movie and Tati didn’t either. Means: … (UMPTN/1991/R-C/36) A. Yanti and Tati didn’t like movie. B. Yanti didn’t like the movie as much as Tati did. C. Only Yanti didn’t like the movie. D. Yanti didn’t like the movie but Tati did. E. One of the two girls didn’t like the movie. PEMBAHASAN: Kalimat tersebut merupakan kalimat eliptik yang keduanya sama-sama menyatakan pernyataan negatif dalam bentuk Past Tense. Makara, opsi A menjadi jawaban yang paling tepat. Jawaban: A 4. Advertisements both influence people’s spending habits …. (SPMB 2002) A. their standard of living is also raised B. but also the raising of their standard of living C. they can raise their standard of living too D. and raise their standard of living E. as well as their raise in their standard of living PEMBAHASAN: Kata sambung dalam kalimat eliptik tersebut yaitu both. Kata ini yang senantiasa berpasangan dengan and. Kaprikornus, opsi D menjadi jawaban yang paling sempurna. Jawaban: D 5. Tari was punished by the teacher not only because she forgot to bring her book …. (SPMB 2007) A. and she didn’t do her homework also B. but she didn’t do her homework either C. but also for not doing her homework D. as well as she didn’t do her homework E. but also because she didn’t do her homework PEMBAHASAN: Kata sambung dalam kalimat eliptik tersebut ialah not only. Kata sambung ini selalu berpasangan dengan but also. Not only pada soal disertai oleh adverbial clause yang menunjukan argumentasi maka but also juga harus diikuti oleh adverb of reason. Jadi, pilihan C menjadi balasan yang paling tepat karena diikuti adverb of reason. Jawaban: C Sumber : BUKU BAHASA inggris MATERI DAN LATIHAN SBMPTN TOP LEVEL - XII Sekolah Menengan Atas
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