C1Englishen.c1.072

Ellipsis: if so / if not / if anything / if at all

Structure:

...if so / if not / if anything / if at all

Elliptical forms replace full clauses: 'if so' = 'if that is the case'. 'If anything' = 'if there is any effect at all'.

Example:

The treatment may help, but if so, the effects will take weeks to appear.

Examples

The treatment may help, but if so, the effects will take weeks to appear.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "The treatment may help, but if so, the effects will take weeks to appear."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes