Ces exercices vous permettent de pratiquer les formes elliptiques abordées dans le cours, en vous entraînant à identifier, compléter et corriger ces constructions stylistiques avancées.
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Exercice 1 — Complétez les formes elliptiques
Complétez chaque phrase en rétablissant la forme elliptique correcte à la place des blancs. La réponse doit constituer une phrase complète et naturelle en anglais.
- She wanted to leave early, and so ___ he.
- I haven't finished the report yet, but she ___.
- He said he would call, and call ___ did.
- They assumed the meeting had been cancelled, as ___ it had.
Correction
- She wanted to leave early, and so did he.
- I haven't finished the report yet, but she has.
- He said he would call, and call he did.
- They assumed the meeting had been cancelled, as indeed it had.
Exercice 2 — Repérez et corrigez les erreurs elliptiques
Chacune des phrases suivantes contient une erreur liée à l'usage d'une forme elliptique. Récrivez chaque phrase correctement en entier.
- She can speak Mandarin, and so can't her brother.
- I told him to revise his essay, and revise his essay he doesn't.
- We were hoping for a promotion, as were hoping our colleagues.
- He hasn't submitted his thesis, and neither has she didn't.
Correction
- She can speak Mandarin, and so can her brother.
- I told him to revise his essay, and revise his essay he did.
- We were hoping for a promotion, as were our colleagues.
- He hasn't submitted his thesis, and neither has she.
Exercice 3 — Choisissez la forme elliptique correcte
Pour chaque phrase, choisissez la réponse qui complète correctement la forme elliptique. Toutes les options proposées constituent des phrases complètes.
- The committee approved the proposal, and the board ___.
- Rarely ___ such a compelling argument in academic writing.
- She was not only eloquent but also ___.
- He had warned them of the risks, and warn them he ___.
Correction
- and the board did so too.
- Rarely does one encounter such a compelling argument in academic writing.
- She was not only eloquent but also remarkably well-informed.
- He had warned them of the risks, and warn them he certainly had.
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