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Thyme Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Shot/were shot
Hello,
Headline: 6 police officers shot while serving warrant ...
Text: Six police officers were shot ...
Sad news indeed, but is it understandable from headline that officers were shot, not they shot?
Thanks for explanaition.
Headline: 6 police officers shot while serving warrant ...
Text: Six police officers were shot ...
Sad news indeed, but is it understandable from headline that officers were shot, not they shot?
Thanks for explanaition.
Top answer
Yes they were shot in the past but headlines often use the present tense for past events as it is news. It makes the headline stand out more and uses fewer words.
- Yes they were shot in the past but headlines often use the present tense for past events as it is news.
- It makes the headline stand out more and uses fewer words.
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Yes they were shot in the past but headlines often use the present tense for past events as it is news. It makes the headline stand out more and uses fewer words.
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Yes, Thanks a lot, Dave, I understand the shorter headline aim, but when we say 'they shot' it means they made a shots, when we say 'they were shot' it means they received shots. These are opposite meanings. Is it correct?
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Headlines omit words, and forms of the verb to be are some of the first to go, so yes, it means the officers were shot.
If they shot, the direct object stating who they shot would have been included, e.g., Officers shot woman while serving warrant.
CJ
If they shot, the direct object stating who they shot would have been included, e.g., Officers shot woman while serving warrant.
CJ
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