Freeguy
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2013
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- Iran
[FONT="]- The number of people at the meeting is larger than last week.
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[FONT="]Some of my colleagues think it should be "last week's". However, I believe this is ellipsis:[/FONT]
[FONT="]"The number of people at the meeting is larger than [it was] last week."[/FONT]
[FONT="]Ellipsis occurs when the missing elements are recoverable from the context, even if, as here, adaptation is necessary.[/FONT]
[FONT="]What do you think?[/FONT]
[FONT="](Source: A mock exam held in Iran)[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Some of my colleagues think it should be "last week's". However, I believe this is ellipsis:[/FONT]
[FONT="]"The number of people at the meeting is larger than [it was] last week."[/FONT]
[FONT="]Ellipsis occurs when the missing elements are recoverable from the context, even if, as here, adaptation is necessary.[/FONT]
[FONT="]What do you think?[/FONT]
[FONT="](Source: A mock exam held in Iran)[/FONT]