Business Ellipsis and Substitution BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Ellipsis and Substitution

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

"We had contingency plans for port delays, for weather, for political disruption," said Henriette Hallberg Thygesen. "We did not have one for this." Downstream suppliers confirmed the same.

Grammar Reference · Ellipsis and Substitution

Auxiliary substitution

Maersk confirmed the route change, and so did the canal authority. — replace repeated verb phrase with auxiliary

Negative substitution

The CEO had no answers, and neither did the logistics team. — use neither + auxiliary for negative agreement

do so / do the same

Maersk rerouted its vessels; rivals were expected to do so within days. — replace full verb phrase to avoid repetition

Nominal substitution

They needed a faster vessel; the one departing Tuesday was available. — use one/ones to replace a noun already mentioned

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Ellipsis and Substitution

1.Maersk rerouted its largest vessels, and Evergreen.

2.The port authority had no updated forecast, and the logistics coordinators.

3.Canal authorities requested all waiting vessels to hold position; the majority agreed to immediately.

4.They were looking for a faster shipping route; the via Cape Town added twelve days.

5.The logistics director said the blockage already disrupted downstream deliveries across Europe.

6.Shoei Kisen Kaisha denied the grounding caused by crew error alone.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.The insurer confirmed the clause, and so the broker confirmed it too.

2.Neither the shipping agent had answers, nor the port authority.

3.They required a bigger vessel; a bigger vessel departed on Friday.

4.Maersk warned clients that lead times are doubling.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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