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by Chinn_asama » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:40 pm
Hi there,

In the below sentence, is 'they' ellipted from 'when they are asking for change part of the sentence'? And when can we ellipt?

" While rulers in the Gulf are embracing online networks to promote their own achievements, ordinary citizens are being jailed, deported and harassed when asking for change."

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by brianlange77 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:23 pm
Chinn_asama wrote:Hi there,

In the below sentence, is 'they' ellipted from when they are asking for change part of the sentence? And when can we ellipt?

" While rulers in the Gulf are embracing online networks to promote their own achievements, ordinary citizens are being jailed, deported and harassed when asking for change."

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Is there a full-question you can paste here.... not quite sure I am following.
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by Chinn_asama » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:39 pm
I wanted to ask why 'they and are' are missing in this part of the sentence: ........when [they are] asking for change.
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:20 am
A handful of conjunctions-- most commonly if, when, while, before, after, and although -- can serve to introduce a VERBLESS clause: a clause in which the subject and verb are omitted, but their presence is understood.
Check my posts here for a deeper explanation and more examples:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-conjuncti ... 75691.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/conjunction- ... 18203.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/q17-og13-res ... 63164.html
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