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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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is this sentence correct?

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00I don't think that the following sentence is correct which I found in news' headline.02br
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01font00''Saddam to be buried in insurgent stronghold of Ramadi instead of his native village of Awja.''02font02br
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00According to me correction sentence must be:02br
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01font00''Saddam 01b01i01u01font00is02font02u02i02b00 to be buried in insurgent stronghold of Ramadi instead of his native village of Awja.''02font02br
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01font01b00Is my suggestion correct? If not then please tell me the correct sentence and also give me reason for its correctness in grammatical terms. Thank you02b02font02br
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01b00Sincerely,02b02br
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01b00vijay02b0-
  

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0 Headlines in news are usually shortened for to make them more incisive. 0-

  • 0 Headlines in news are usually shortened for to make them more incisive.
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0 Headlines in news are usually shortened for to make them more incisive. Some verbs and articles are sometimes omitted.0-
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01b00So does that mean my suggestion is correct?02b0-
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0Yes, your sentence is correct, as would be "Saddam will be burried..."02br
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00Don't look at the headlines for examples of good grammar - headlines have their own rules, and you will be confused if you think that headlines are examples of standard English sentences.0-
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As of 04/04/2018, can you please email me the Security Officers' timesheet?

is this sentence correct?

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