ELLIPSIS

The first sentence in each pair of sentences sounds awkward because the main verb is repeated.  Improve the style of the second sentence by filling in an appropriate auxiliary verb, which will eliminate the need for repeating the main verb.

1.      

Gniezno 

used

to be

Gniezno 

used

to be

2.      

I ’d like to visit the sources of the Amazon and many young people would like to visit them too.

I would like to visit

the

sources of the Amazon and

3.      

The Syr Darya 

no

longer flows

The Syr Darya 

no

longer flows

4.      

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared

off the face of the earth

and Lake Chad

The Aral Sea has all

but

5.      

The rock temples of Abu Simbel were dismantled and relocated

in their entirety high above

the Aswan High Dam reservoir to avoid being flooded and the temples on the

island of Philae were also

The rock temples of Abu Simbel were dismantled and relocated

in their entirety high

above the Aswan High Dam reservoir to avoid being flooded and

6.      

Incandescent light bulbs have been banned

in the EU and

heavy-duty vacuum cleaners with motors between 1,600 and 2,200 watts in size

Incandescent light bulbs

have

been banned

7.      

Poland is a member of the European Union but Ukraine isn’t a member of the EU. 

Poland is

a member of the European Union but

Ukraine

8.      

Genetically Modified Organisms are

legal in the USA but in 19 EU countries

GMOs

Genetically Modified Organisms are legal in the USA but in 19 EU countries they

.

9.      

Because the area of warmest

water in the Pacific Ocean

Because the area of warmest water in the Pacific Ocean moves

to the west during an El Nino event, so