Cohesion 8: Ellipsis and Substitution

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   What is ellipsis in grammar?

2. WordsBox

   James ordered chocolate ice cream, and Maya ____ vanilla ____

3. MultiChoice

   Which sentence demonstrates ellipsis by leaving out repeated words?

4. MultiChoice

   What substitution word is used here: 'Do you need a pencil? I have one.'?

5. WordsBox

   Some children wanted to play football, but ____ preferred ____

6. MultiChoice

   Identify the ellipsis in: 'She can play piano and he can [play] guitar.'

7. MultiChoice

   Which sentence uses substitution to maintain cohesion?

8. WordsBox

   Who wants extra dessert? I ____ replied ____

9. MultiChoice

   Why do writers use substitution (e.g., using 'so', 'one', 'do')?

10. MultiChoice

    Choose the sentence with correct cohesive substitution.

11. WordsBox

    Mary scored ten points and Leo ____ eight ____

12. MultiChoice

    Identify the missing word omitted by ellipsis: 'First group went left; second [group] went right.'

13. MultiChoice

    Which substitution replaces the verb phrase 'go to the library'?

14. WordsBox

    Is this laptop working? Yes, I think ____ said the ____

15. MultiChoice

    How does ellipsis help paragraph cohesion?