Rule reminder
SUBSTITUTION replaces an element with a pro-form (a grammatical substitute): nominal ('quello', 'tale'), verbal ('farlo', 'farcela'), or clausal ('lo', 'così'). ELLIPSIS omits a recoverable element entirely. Both avoid repetition and create cohesion, but substitution makes the relationship explicit via the substitute, while ellipsis leaves it implicit. Italian uses both strategies extensively.
What is the Italian term for the grammatical unit that a substituted element replaces?