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‘You're getting better at tennis.’ ‘Yes, | am.’
‘I've forgotten the address.’ ‘So have |.'
‘You wouldn't have won if | hadn't helped you.’ ‘Yes | would.’
In clauses without an auxiliary verb, we can use do instead of repeating
a verb or clause.
She likes walking in the mountains, and | do too.

After as and than
We can leave out words after as and than, if the meaning is clear.
The weather isn’t as good as last year.(= ... aS good as itwas...)
| found more blackberries than you. {= ... than you found.)

Infinitives
We can use fo instead of repeating a whole infinitive.
‘Are you and Gillian getting married?’ ‘We hope to.
! don't dance much now, but! used to a fot.
To is not necessary after | conjunction + want/like |.
Come when you want. I'll do what I like. — Stay as long as you like.

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Else means ‘other’.
Ifyou can't help me l'llask somebody else.{ = ... some other person.)
We use else after:
somebody, someone, something, somewhere, anybody, anyone etc;
everybody, everyone etc; nobody, no-one etc;
who, what, where, how, why;
little and (not) much.
Would you like anything else?
‘Harry gave me some perfume for Christmas.’ ‘Oh, lovely. What else
did you get?’
Where else did you go besides Madrid?
We know when Shakespeare was born, and when he died, but we
don't know much else about his life.
Else has a possessive else's.
You're wearing somebody else’s coat.
There is no plural structure with e/se. The plural of somebody else is
(some) other people.

Or else means ‘otherwise’, ‘if not’.
Let's go, or else we'll miss the train.