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Ellipsis: How to Omit Words and Speak English Naturally - By JenniferESL

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00:00	Hi everyone . I'm jennifer from english with jennifer ,
00:04	a common frustration students have is trying to find the
00:08	right words when you're having a conversation . But guess
00:12	what ? Sometimes sounding more natural is not about saying
00:16	certain words , but rather omitting them , omit means
00:21	to delete or leave something out . Have you ever
00:26	seen this punctuation mark ? It's called an ellipsis .
00:31	Writers use it to indicate that words have been left
00:34	out . Words are left unsaid . If you'd like
00:39	, you can watch my writing skills playlist and review
00:42	the ellipsis and other punctuation marks in english Right now
00:46	we're going to focus on ellipsis and spoken English spoken
00:50	american english . I'll take you through some patterns .
00:54	You need to be aware of them , listen for
00:57	them and be sure you're using them correctly and appropriately
01:02	. Let's start . Mm . Mhm . Ellipsis can
01:11	happen at the beginning , the middle or the end
01:14	of a sentence . Think about how we give short
01:17	answers to yes . No questions . We omit information
01:21	at the end from the predicate . Is he really
01:25	18 ? Yes , he is . Have you done
01:30	this before ? No , I haven't . Of course
01:36	. Some speakers would simply answer yeah or uh and
01:42	leave it at that . The full answer is understood
01:48	. Let's talk for a moment about the word that
01:51	it has different uses . When can we omit it
01:56	when that is part of a noun clause and the
01:59	noun clause functions as the object of a verb .
02:04	I think you should tell her the truth . He
02:09	said they'd made a mistake . Here are two more
02:15	that clauses . I'm so happy you called . I
02:22	was afraid you wouldn't want to talk to me .
02:26	These noun clauses aren't the object of a verb .
02:30	See how they each follow an adjective . They define
02:34	the adjectives . Why are you happy ? Why were
02:38	you afraid these are adjective complements ? And again we
02:43	can drop the word that the sentence is still makes
02:47	sense . The next few examples will be about informal
02:53	english when we speak casually and in a very familiar
02:57	tone , we tend to use abbreviated grammar . You've
03:01	probably noticed the use of informal yes , no questions
03:04	when the subject is you you coming , coming ,
03:14	you want to bite , want a bite , We
03:21	can drop the helping verb or the verb be and
03:24	sometimes we drop the subject pronoun you a word of
03:31	caution . Don't use these shortened questions with everyone you
03:35	meet . They can sound really familiar questions like ready
03:40	to go coming . Are often heard within a family
03:45	or between people with a very close relationship . And
03:49	to practice informal reduction like wanna and gonna . You
03:54	can check out my fast speech playlist , I'll put
03:57	the link in the video description . Here's another pattern
04:03	, informal statements made in the first person might omit
04:07	the subject pronoun . For example , someone says ,
04:10	hey , did you hear liam is dating Olivia ?
04:14	The response don't know . Don't care notice how this
04:19	is a negative response to something already said . Don't
04:23	know . Don't care , expresses a complete lack of
04:27	interest . Also an informal statements . We can drop
04:34	the subject it or there and the verb be mm
04:39	delicious . Hello , anybody home ? Think of all
04:51	the social niceties we say . Many of them use
04:54	ellipsis . So good to see you . My pleasure
05:02	, my bad . See you later . Let's see
05:11	how well you understand the patterns . I've shown you
05:13	so far . Look at all these statements which words
05:18	can be omitted . Yeah . With ellipsis here are
05:41	the shorter versions you done done . You need help
05:48	. Need help . I believe she deserves a second
05:52	chance . Yeah . Well , so many to choose
05:56	from . Nice to meet you . See you tomorrow
06:03	. What's your secret ? Not telling ? Yeah .
06:10	Okay , lets go on . When else can we
06:13	omit words after modal verbs we can leave out words
06:18	if the context makes everything clear . I'm not worried
06:24	about it . Well you should be . I don't
06:31	think I can do that . Sure you can .
06:35	It's easy . I didn't finish the report yet but
06:42	I will . He didn't help but he could have
06:54	some models and semi models use ellipsis in informal english
06:59	. You've probably heard or seen . Short forms of
07:03	have better and have got to for example , you
07:08	better not tell anyone . You've got to try harder
07:17	. And infinitive is two plus the base verb .
07:20	Sometimes we omit the base verb when the full infinitive
07:23	is understood from context . Why don't you go outside
07:28	and get some fresh air ? I don't want to
07:34	come visit us sometime . Thanks . I'd love to
07:41	. I mentioned the pattern that as part of a
07:44	noun clause as in I think that I know that
07:48	I understand that . We can also use that in
07:51	an adjective clause and we can omit a relative pronoun
07:56	in an identifying clause . That's an adjective clause with
08:00	information that's necessary to identify a person or thing .
08:07	Do you know the name of the woman mike is
08:09	talking to ? I have a copy of the report
08:16	you wanted . Oh , email it to you .
08:21	If you need to review adjective clauses , I'll put
08:24	the link in the video description to that playlist in
08:30	a series of items . We can use shorter phrases
08:34	if the grammar structure is the same for all the
08:37	items in that series . For example , Jeremy loves
08:41	to play soccer , golf , and tennis . Do
08:50	you remember what conjunctions are words like and or but
08:56	they join ideas together . And often we can omit
09:00	unnecessary words in the second clause or the second phrase
09:07	. This is for you and your parents . We
09:12	were tired but hungry so we ate before going to
09:15	sleep . All right . Time for a second quiz
09:22	. Which words can be omitted . Mm Yeah .
09:50	With ellipsis here the shorter versions . I really want
09:54	to go but I can't I don't have time today
09:58	but maybe tomorrow . I will . I really gotta
10:02	go now . Mhm . You should join our club
10:07	. I'd love to . I'll give you the draft
10:10	. I just edited Yeah . You can boil fry
10:15	your poached eggs . Yeah . I want to visit
10:18	Alaska and see the glaciers . Mhm . Yeah .
10:25	Here's a bonus question . Can we omit words from
10:28	this statement ? We can but we need to make
10:35	a small change . Look sometimes dropping words leads to
10:43	the use of a helping verb , which helping verb
10:47	the same one . You would need to form a
10:49	question . So generally speaking any time the situation makes
10:56	information clear . We can leave out words . Can
11:01	you meet on monday ? Yeah , but after two
11:05	would be best . I have a sweater just like
11:10	kates . Do you have two fives for a 10
11:20	? If you want to review us currency by the
11:23	way , check out the video I have on that
11:25	topic . I'll put the link in the video description
11:28	but back to omitting words . If you're ever in
11:31	doubt , then don't leave words out . It's better
11:34	to be clear . Omitting too many words or omitting
11:38	the wrong words can create miscommunication and you don't want
11:42	that . So you're becoming aware of all these different
11:45	patterns . Listen for them and in time as you
11:49	become more familiar with them , your confidence will grow
11:52	and you'll be able to use them correctly and appropriately
11:57	. I bet there are other structures you've heard and
12:00	seen and learn to understand , even though words are
12:04	omitted . Let's see if you're familiar with these .
12:08	Can you find short substitutes for the words crossed out
12:26	? Mhm . Here are the shorter versions . Do
12:34	you need my help ? If not then I'm gonna
12:37	head home . It's getting late . The doctor told
12:41	me I can use this as needed . Ben works
12:45	from home now . He only goes to the office
12:47	if necessary . Mm . Do you know the saying
12:55	if at first you don't succeed ? How does it
12:59	end if at first you don't succeed ? Try try
13:06	again . The saying is so familiar that we often
13:09	say just the first part and we assume that everyone
13:12	knows the rest . So we omit it . We
13:15	use ellipsis . Let's try this pattern with other common
13:19	proverbs and sayings . If one person , like a
13:24	child calls another a name or says something offensive .
13:28	The second person can say sticks and stones . What's
13:33	the full statement sticks and stones may break my bones
13:39	, but names will never hurt me . If one
13:46	person is freely criticizing others for faults that they themselves
13:50	have , you might offer some wisdom , you know
13:53	what they say . People who live in glass houses
13:59	, what's the full statement ? People who live in
14:03	glass houses shouldn't throw stones . Do you know another
14:10	well known proverb or saying , share it in the
14:13	comments right the first part and see if anyone can
14:17	finish it . We'll end here , please like and
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