Substitution and Omission

Substitution and Omission

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​6th grade C1

What is the situation?

A: Do these flared ones suit me?​

B: Yeah, they do! Beads would complete the look.

A: I don't have any but maybe I'll pop after school and grab some before I go. ​

​Look at the underlined words: what do they refer to?

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​Let's work with this example...

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I wanted some skinny jeans but the shop didn't have skinny jean.

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What kind of phrase is skinny jeans?

​What word could we replace skinny jeans with to avoid repetition?​

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Multiple Choice

I would like the black trousers but my friend prefers the blue trousers

• SO

• NOT

• ONE

• ONES

Multiple Choice

People sometimes follow celebrities even when they are banned from following them

• SO

• DOING SUCH

• DOING SO

• ANY

Multiple Choice

He asked to borrow my study notes but I haven't made notes.

• some

• any

• that

• so

Multiple Choice

They can meet us there. If they can't meet us there, we'll see them later.

• so

• not

• doing so

• so do

Multiple Choice

I watched the series in one go and she watched the series in one go

• does too

• did so

• did too

• have done so

Multiple Choice

A: Is she coming with us?

B: I think she's coming with us

• too

• so

• such

• yes

Substitution

A. ONE/ONES - after adjectives or demonstratives (this, that, those, these, etc.) BUT not ​uncountable nouns.

B. ​REPLACE noun / noun phrase with a quantifier (some, any, all, every,etc)

C. DO avoid repeating the main verb in coordinate clauses (AND, OR) and COMPARISONS ​

D. SO/NEITHER + AUX. + SUBJECT ​coordinate clauses when the action is the same in both

E. IF​ clauses substitute with IF SO / IF NOT

Omission

​F. Omit NOUNS or PRONOUNS in the second of two coordinate clauses

What can I omit?

I watched the whole series and then I fell asleep because I was so tired.

G. We do NOT omit PRONOUNS in subordinate clauses

What can I omit? ​

I gave him that hat because I thought ​it would suit him.

H. Omit VERBS to avoid repeating them.

​What can I omit? ​

Facebook appeals more to older people and Instagram appeals to teenagers​