Rule reminder

Ellipsis (ellissi) omits an element that is recoverable from the surrounding text. Types: (1) Nominal ellipsis — omitting a repeated noun: 'Ho due gatti: uno bianco e uno [gatto] nero.' (2) Verbal ellipsis — omitting a repeated verb phrase: 'Lei studia italiano e lui [studia] spagnolo.' (3) Clausal ellipsis — omitting an entire clause: 'Chi viene? — Io [vengo].' Ellipsis is a powerful cohesion device that creates compact, fluent text.