elliptical sentence definition
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elliptical sentences are sentences in which part of their structure has been omitted (Latin ellipsis:"falling short").

A:Where are you going?

B:[I'm going] to Greymouth.***

A:When are you leaving?

B:[I'm leaving] early tomorrow morning.***

They are not the same as incomplete sentences.

"I hope that you ..." Sidney choked and stopped.

"I can tell you who the murderer is!Look at the ..."

A shot rang out,and she slumped to the floor.