Is the clause after 'and' in the sentence "His voice was serious and his manner solemn." valid?

Question

Is the sentence "His voice was serious and his manner solemn." grammatically correct? I've seen 'be' dropped in some sentences like this one.

Answer 1

Hi, Maxine. Yes, the verb 'be' is often omitted (called "ellipsis") when the context is clear. In fact, you could drop the conjunction 'and' for more stylistic punch, thus creating a parallelism:

voice serious

manner solemn

Best wishes,

Peter C.

MIlton, MA