Lesson 6-Groundless beliefs II. Writing device Ellipsis: examples More examples Examples are taken from prose and not from oral discourse. The elliptical parts are put in brackets. a But if the staunchest roman catholic and the staunchest Presbyterian had been exchanged when(they were) infants, and if they had been brought up with home and all other influences reserved, we can have little doubt what the result would have been.(Para. 3) a Sometimes it does rain -and (it does rain) hard. W BTL E To be continued on the next page.Lesson 6—Groundless Beliefs W B T L E To be continued on the next page. Ellipsis: examples Examples are taken from prose and not from oral discourse. The elliptical parts are put in brackets. More examples II. Writing Device But if the staunchest Roman Catholic and the staunchest Presbyterian had been exchanged when (they were) infants, and if they had been brought up with home and all other influences reserved, we can have little doubt what the result would have been. (Para. 3) Sometimes it does rain—and (it does rain) hard