II. Ellipsis in adverbial clauses I common pattern it is con. t they are prep. phrase >When pure, water is a colorless liquid. 金属受热就会膨胀 >Metals expand when heated. 个常数无论有多大,决不能说成是无穷大 >A constant number, however large, is never spoken of as infinite.1. common pattern Ⅱ . Ellipsis in adverbial clauses ➢When pure, water is a colorless liquid. 金属受热就会膨胀 ➢Metals expand when heated. conj. + adj. p. p. prep. phrase n. it is they are + 一个常数无论有多大，决不能说成是无穷大 ➢A constant number, however large, is never spoken of as infinite