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Hi,1. What is the elliptical phrase that is omitted here, if there is any?The Senate cleared a bill with provisions (any elliptical phrase missing??) setting a timetable for the conditions to be ...2. Please correct these phrases and sentences.a. Parents sit at the table. -- Is sitting 'around the table' the only option when you want to say they are sitting around the table?b. As confetti danced in the electrified air  -- Can air relay the impression of being "electrifying"?c. We will give you a "ZZZ" logo marked watch -- how would you hyphenate this?Sorry if I asked unrelated questions in one post.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

1. What is the elliptical phrase that is omitted here, if there is any?

The Senate cleared a bill with provisions (any elliptical phrase missing??) setting a timetable for the conditions to be ...

I don't see an ellipsis. I just see 'setting' as adjectival. If you wanted to form a clause, it would be 'which set . . '

2. Please correct these phrases and sentences.

a. Parents sit at the table. -- Is sitting 'around the table' the only option when you want to say they are sitting around the table?Well, 'around the table' sounds like a pretty good way to say 'around the table'.

There are almost always other options, eg at the table, about the table.

b. As confetti danced in the electrified air -- Can air relay the impression of being "electrifying"? I think it's the writer's job to show how such a word is justified.. 'Electrifying' often refers to the feelings of the people who are there, rather than to the actual physical situation..

eg As Ronaldo took the penalty kick at the soccer final, the crowd was tense and silent. The atmosphere was electrifying.

c. We will give you a "ZZZ" logo marked watch -- how would you hyphenate this? I'd write it as We will give you a "ZZZ" logo-marked watch . But really, I'd prefer to reword it as We will give you a watch with a "ZZZ" logo.

Best wishes, Clive

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