📊 Avoid repetitions with ellipsis in IELTS Writing Task 1 📊

Ellipsis is the omission of a word that can be understood from the structure of the sentence.

For example: Instead of "... this early application cycle has proven to be one of the most competitive cycles in history... ," we can write "... has proven to be one of the most competitive in history." No need to repeat "cycle."

Ellipsis is a far superior way of avoiding repetitions than synonyms. And it comes in especially handy with words that don't have a lot of synonyms, which is often the case in IELTS Writing Task 1.

Take a look at this paragraph from an article on Forbes, find three more examples of ellipsis, and share in the comments.

📝 "For other elite universities, this early application cycle has proven to be one of the most competitive in history, following a trend of record-breaking years. Yale announced that they have accepted 709 of their 7,856 applicants, amounting to a 9.02% acceptance rate — the lowest in over 20 years, topping the precedent set last cycle. While Columbia did not announce its official acceptance rates, the university noted that their applicant pool increased by 5% over last year’s, an increase which will likely result in a smaller percentage of admitted students. Likewise, the University of Pennsylvania received over 8,500 applications, up from 8,000 in the last cycle. Neither Penn nor Yale have shared demographic data."

PS: There are all sorts of IELTS Writing Task 1 beauty in this paragraph. What else did you spot?

Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2023/12/15/harvard-announces-increases-in-early-admissions-acceptance-rates-while-yales-hit-historic-lows/?sh=3dff46333f75