Gapping is a linguistic phenomenon in which part of a sentence is missing but can be understood based on context. This missing part often includes repeated words or phrases that have already been mentioned earlier in the conversation. Gapping is commonly used in informal speech and writing to avoid repetition and make conversation more efficient. For example, in the sentence "Sarah likes coffee, and John tea," the verb "likes" is omitted in the second clause because it is understood to be the same as in the first clause.
