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Ellipsis
Context:
But in the past month, Kerry's personal image has deteriorated, with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as favorably.
I think "with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as favorably" means "with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as the voters viewing him favorably
In syntactical construction, "the voters viewing him" is necessary, but not necessary in understanding, so it is omitted.
Right?
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Re: Ellipsis

Originally Posted by
NewHope Context:
But in the past month, Kerry's personal image has deteriorated, with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as favorably.
I think "with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as favorably" means "with almost as many voters viewing him unfavorably as the voters viewing him favorably
In syntactical construction, "the voters viewing him" is necessary, but not necessary in understanding, so it is omitted.
Right?
That's correct. It's redundant.
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