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ellipsis (word omission)
would the following count as an example of an ellipsis (word omission, not "...")?
Two of my all-time favorite books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG by Roald Dahl.
the omitted part would be
Two of my all-time favorite books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (by Roald Dahl) and The BFG by Roald Dahl.
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You're trying too hard. Most sentences are ellipses, but that one is not (or is a bad example of one).
Both of my above two sentences are ellipses, and this one is, too:
-You're trying too hard (to form ellipses).
-[...]but that one is not (an ellipsis)[...]
-[...]this one is (an ellipsis), too
Pick up any book that you have lying around and read the first few sentences. If you can add a few extra words to the start or end of a clause, then it's probably an ellipsis.
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