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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
where is the verb?
President Obama and other leaders at the summit to offer a robust offensive NATO`s article 5 that states the alliance must come to the defense of any NATO country that is under attack. That will come as some comfort to smaller NATO countries like the Baltic States that are growing increasingly worried about Russia`s intentions.
This is quoted from a CNN press release. By rights, it's impossible to have a grammatical error in such an article. But I can't find the verb in the first sentence. Could you tell me what the language structure ( maybe some linguistic terminology) is?
This is quoted from a CNN press release. By rights, it's impossible to have a grammatical error in such an article. But I can't find the verb in the first sentence. Could you tell me what the language structure ( maybe some linguistic terminology) is?
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It is a press release, something like a headline, and the verb 'be' has been omitted: President Obama and other leaders at the summit are to offer a robust offensive.. There seems to be another problem. however, as I see no appropriate structuring between 'offensive' and 'NATO's article 5'.
- It is a press release, something like a headline, and the verb 'be' has been omitted: President Obama and other leaders at the summit are to offer a robust offensive..
- There seems to be another problem.
- however, as I see no appropriate structuring between 'offensive' and 'NATO's article 5'.
- Perhaps a word like 'under' is missing: a robust offensive under NATO`s article 5
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It is a press release, something like a headline, and the verb 'be' has been omitted:
President Obama and other leaders at the summit are to offer a robust offensive...
There seems to be another problem. however, as I see no appropriate structuring between 'offensive' and 'NATO's article 5'. Perhaps a word like 'under' is missing: a robust offensive under
President Obama and other leaders at the summit are to offer a robust offensive...
There seems to be another problem. however, as I see no appropriate structuring between 'offensive' and 'NATO's article 5'. Perhaps a word like 'under' is missing: a robust offensive under
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The subtitle actually is stripped by someone else. So here I think if these are two sentences.
"President Obama and other leaders at the summit to offer a robust offensive."
" NATO`s article 5 that states the alliance must come to the defense of any NATO country that is under attack. That will come as some comfort to smaller NATO countries like the Baltic States that are growing in
"President Obama and other leaders at the summit to offer a robust offensive."
" NATO`s article 5 that states the alliance must come to the defense of any NATO country that is under attack. That will come as some comfort to smaller NATO countries like the Baltic States that are growing in
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rpshDo you think so regardless of the contexts?Well, grammatically, neither is a complete sentence, but yes, I agree that those are the ideas.
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I've listened to the material for many times, but still can't get the preposition...... Anyways, thank you very much!
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