In linguistics, verb phrase ellipsis (VP-ellipsis or VPE) is an elliptical construction in which a non-finite verb phrase has been left out (elided), e.g. She will vote for Romney, and he will too. VP-ellipsis is a well studied kind of ellipsis, particularly with regard to its occurrence in English, although certain types can be found in other languages as well.
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