if + necessary | any | anything | in doubt (subject and verb ellipsis) – English Grammar Profiler
Here are EXPERT EXAMPLES of subject and verb ellipsis after ‘if’:
When you speak your character’s words, you can hear whether they sound natural, and fix them if necessary.
TED
*If necessary = if it is necessary.
Unlike the billions of people who have few options, if any,
due to war, poverty, or illness, you have plentiful opportunities to live decisively.
TED
*if any = if there are any.
GSE 66 B2
omit subject + ‘be’ after ‘if’ in fixed expressions
‘if’ + adjective/NP/PP with omission of pronoun + ‘be’
An iWeb search for:
. if _JJ * *
1 . IF NECESSARY , YOU 1207 2 . IF NECESSARY , THE 1135 3 . IF SUCCESSFUL , THE 992 4 . IF POSSIBLE , TRY 847 5 . IF POSSIBLE , YOU 624
6 . IF POSSIBLE , USE 587
. if necessary|any|anything ,
1 . IF ANYTHING , 18078 2 . IF NECESSARY , 10786
3 . IF ANY , 111 (this appears to be very rare at the front)
if necessary|any|anything .
1 IF NECESSARY . 56274 2 IF ANY . 12531
3 IF ANYTHING . 2717
1 IF IN DOUBT , ASK 513 2 IF IN DOUBT , PLEASE 447 3 IF IN DOUBT , DO 402 4 IF IN DOUBT , CHECK 341 5 IF IN DOUBT , YOU 285 6 IF IN DOUBT , CONTACT 243 7 IF IN DOUBT . 208 8 IF IN DOUBT , JUST 206 9 IF IN DOUBT , USE 195
10 IF IN DOUBT , ALWAYS 194
* * if necessary|any|anything .
1 . REPEAT IF NECESSARY . 303 2 BY FORCE IF NECESSARY . 181 3 OVER-ALLOTMENTS , IF ANY . 178 4 IT , IF NECESSARY . 175 5 AND REPEAT IF NECESSARY . 173 6 MORE WATER IF NECESSARY . 168 7 AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY . 160 8 AND ADJUST IF NECESSARY . 156 9 BE USED IF NECESSARY . 123 10 CONTACT YOU IF NECESSARY . 102 11 FEES , IF ANY . 98 12 AND PEPPER IF NECESSARY . 88 13 THEM , IF NECESSARY . 81 14 AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY . 77 15 VALUE , IF ANY . 75 16 IN COURT IF NECESSARY . 71 17 AGAIN , IF NECESSARY . 67 18 ) , IF ANY . 65 19 FORCE , IF NECESSARY . 65 20 TAXES , IF ANY . 63 21 TIME , IF NECESSARY . 63 22 IT UP IF NECESSARY . 63 23 MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY . 61 24 CHARGES , IF ANY . 61 25 ADD MORE IF NECESSARY . 61 26 TREATMENT , IF NECESSARY . 60 27 THE FUTURE IF NECESSARY . 60 28 YOU , IF NECESSARY . 57 29 THE SEASONING IF NECESSARY . 57 30 MUCH , IF ANYTHING . 57 31 BE REMOVED IF NECESSARY . 56 32 MORE SALT IF NECESSARY . 56 33 NUMBER , IF ANY . 55 34 ) , IF NECESSARY . 55 35 BE ADDED IF NECESSARY . 55 36 AND TREATED IF NECESSARY . 55 37 BE REPEATED IF NECESSARY . 55 38 INFORMATION , IF NECESSARY . 54 39 REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY . 53 40 BE MADE IF NECESSARY . 53 41 . REPLACE IF NECESSARY . 53 42 ACTION , IF NECESSARY . 52 43 A DAY IF NECESSARY . 52 44 MORE OIL IF NECESSARY . 51 45 IT , IF ANY . 51 46 FOR YOU IF NECESSARY . 51 47 FEW , IF ANY . 50 48 DIFFERENCE , IF ANY . 49 49 IN BATCHES IF NECESSARY . 49
50 WATER , IF NECESSARY . 49
if _II _NN
1 IF IN DOUBT 12266 2 IF IN FACT 3482 3 IF BY CHANCE 2427 4 IF BY MAGIC 1608 5 IF ON CUE 763 6 IF AT TIMES 710 7 IF AT ANYTIME 438 8 IF BY ACCIDENT 253 9 IF IN WRITING 195
10 IF BY SEA 192
B1:
action, charges, court, doubt, fees, necessary, removed, replace, replaced, successful, taxes, value
B2:
adjust, force, treated, treatment