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I don't think Dave meant that ALL ellipsis comes from be-deletion, only
ellipsis in adverbial (subordinate) clauses. In compound sentences, such
the one you instance, there can be deletion of almost any verb: Lee came
from the aristocracy; Grant from the working class. One fought for the
South; the other for the North.
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> From: Don Stewart
> Reply To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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> Subject: Re: Verb aspect and ellipsis
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> Can't ellipsis also come from "had-deletion"?
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> "I had the swordfish; my wife, the filet mignon.
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