Meaning Of The Word Gapping
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Gapping Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Gapping?
gapping in American English
noun: a rule of transformational grammar by which repeated instances of a verb are deleted from conjoined sentences, as in the deletion of brought from Mary brought the bread, John the cheese, and Bill the wine gapping in British English noun: (in transformational grammar) a rule that deletes repetitions of a verb, as in the sentence Bill voted for Smith, Sam for McKay, and Dave for Harris |
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