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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Mr. Bush plans hit on drug abuse

Hi,

One of the news headlines which I saw this morning is "Bush plans hit on drug abuse"

Isn't that supposed to be "plans 'to' hit on ..."?

I am just wondering if "to" is omitted in the headline.

By the way, what's the meaning of "hit on" here.

Please help.

Thanks in advance.
  

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The missing word is "a". "hit" is being used as a noun. Mr.

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The missing word is "a". "hit" is being used as a noun.

Mr. Bush plans a hit on drug abuse.
Mr. Bush plans to make a [hit / strike / crackdown] on drug abuse.

"hit on" is not any particular idiom in this headline, if that's what you're asking.

CJ
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I agree that an "a" is needed before "hit". However, due to space limitations, articles (a, an, the) are usually omitted in newspaper and broadcast news headlines.
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"Mr. Bush plans hit on drug abuse"

I think the "'s" after "Bush" is missing, "Mr. Bush's plans hit on drug abuse".

"plans" is a plural noun and "hit" is the verb on the sentence.

(This is how I would read the headline.)
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No, this is telegraphic or headline English. The full sentence is:

'Mr. Bush plans a hit on drug abuse'

The verb is 'plan' and 'hit' is a noun.



(Oops! I thought the preceding was the first post of a new thread-- I didn't know the inquiry had already been answered!)
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Mr. Bush plans hit on drug abuse

I thought:

Mr. Bush plans = subject

hit = verb

Just an aside, could "Mr. Bush's plans" be written as "Mr. Bush plans"?

Thank you.

TN
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tinanam0102Just an aside, could "Mr. Bush's plans" be written as "Mr. Bush plans"?
No. Similarly, "Susan's hat" cannot be written as "Susan hat", nor can "the man's suit" be written as "the man suit". You have to use the construction with the apostrophe.

CJ
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Hi CaliJim,

Thank you for answering my question.

As in "Bush Administration", is it a standard phrase so no apostrope needed?

Thank you.

TN
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tinanam0102As in "Bush Administration", is it a standard phrase ...
Yes. It is the "Mr." that creates a problem. You could not have "Mr. Bush Administration".

CJ
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Hi CalifJim,

Thank you.

Regards,

TN
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