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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About use of 'for'
' british police assailed for harsh tactics'. please explain this sentence
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Hello Anon, This reads like a headline. Headlines don't follow the rules of standard grammar, often leaving out words that are understood. Some British police have been assailed for their use of harsh tactics .
- Hello Anon, This reads like a headline.
- Headlines don't follow the rules of standard grammar, often leaving out words that are understood.
- Some British police have been assailed for their use of harsh tactics .
- I assume you know that British Police would be some police in Great Britain.
- com : to attack violently with blows or words -- we can assume by words Harsh Tactics - Something done harshly, meaning severly, causing more pain or unpleasantness than necessary.
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Hello Anon,
This reads like a headline. Headlines don't follow the rules of standard grammar, often leaving out words that are understood.
Some British police have been assailed for their use of harsh tactics.
I assume you know that British Police would be some police in Great Britain.
Assailed - from www.m-w.com : to attack v
This reads like a headline. Headlines don't follow the rules of standard grammar, often leaving out words that are understood.
Some British police have been assailed for their use of harsh tactics.
I assume you know that British Police would be some police in Great Britain.
Assailed - from www.m-w.com : to attack v
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for = because of
Compare:
Paula was punished for her lies.
The students were praised for their good behavior.
The committee was denounced for their mismanagement of funds.
CJ
Compare:
Paula was punished for her lies.
The students were praised for their good behavior.
The committee was denounced for their mismanagement of funds.
CJ
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