What does "in the trade dispute" modify in this sentence?
Does "in trade dispute" modify "strikes back" ? or should I analyze the sentence as "China is in trade dispute with U.S with new tariffs and strikes back" ?
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It is a headline form. Headline form often ignores formal rules of grammar in order to reduce the number of characters in the text. The reader is expected to reconstruct the line in the context of the situation for the meaning.
- It is a headline form.
- Headline form often ignores formal rules of grammar in order to reduce the number of characters in the text.
- The reader is expected to reconstruct the line in the context of the situation for the meaning.
- In the current trade dispute with the US , China retaliates by imposing new tariffs.
- The underlined is an adjunct (adverbial).
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It is a headline form. Headline form often ignores formal rules of grammar in order to reduce the number of characters in the text.
The reader is expected to reconstruct the line in the context of the situation for the meaning.
In the current trade dispute with the US, China retaliates by imposing new tariffs.
The underlined is an adjunct (adverbial).
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