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Definition of gapping in English: gappingnoun mass nounGrammar The omission of a verb in the second of two coordinated clauses, as in I went by bus and Mary by car. Example sentencesExamples - It has been claimed in the literature that gapping is prohibited in Chinese.
- The paradigmatic case of gapping, also known as verb medial gapping, is represented by examples like (1.4)3.
Synonyms leaving out, exclusion, exception, non-inclusion, deletion, erasure, cut, excision, elimination, absence
Definition of gapping in US English: gappingnounˈɡapiNG Grammar The omission of a verb in the second of two coordinate clauses, as in I went by bus and Mary by car. Example sentencesExamples - The paradigmatic case of gapping, also known as verb medial gapping, is represented by examples like (1.4)3.
- It has been claimed in the literature that gapping is prohibited in Chinese.
Synonyms leaving out, exclusion, exception, non-inclusion, deletion, erasure, cut, excision, elimination, absence
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