Ellipsis - And, but, or
3 important questions on Ellipsis - And, but, or
We often leave out of noun or pronoun in the second of two clauses joined by and, but, or
I spoke to the subcontractor but (i) didn't get the information I needed
We don't leave out pronouns in subordinate clauses such as those starting with if, when, that, although
I spoke to the subcontractor, although I didn't really get all the information I needed
We can leave out a main verb or short verb phrase to avoid repeating it, but we don't leave out the auxiliary or modal
Maria is working on reception this week, and Roberto is next week (working on reception)
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