Assignment 10

Arrange the following headlines into several groups according to their syntactic structure:

1. full declarative sentences,

2. imperative sentences,

3. interrogative sentences,

4. nominative sentences,

5. elliptical sentences

· with an auxiliary verb omitted,

· with the subject omitted,

· with the subject and part of the predicate omitted,

6. phrases with the infinitive, participle, or gerund,

7. questions in the form of the statements,

8. complex sentences,

9. headlines including direct speech introduced by a full sentence or elliptically.

· Give us passion, not precision. (The Times)

· Feelgood factor is back but industry stays wary. (Financial Times)

· Builders can’t get people to trust the car. (USA Today)

· Isn’t Blair at sea over Britannia. (The Mail)

· A rather curious mixture. (Financial Times)

· Nikko to launch accounts system acceptable in US. (Financial Times)

· City relieved over drop in sterling. (The Times)

· South a danger spot for walkers. (USA Today)

· In remarkably good health. (Financial Times)

· I created Mrs. Merton and Caroline Aherne walked off with her. (The Mail)

· Shiseido to raise US output. (Financial Times)

· Our kind of fun? (USA Today)

· Hunting benefits among the ashes of health care. (Washington Post)

· Leaner, fitter and more aggressive. (Financial Times)

· World’s future is rosy, says IMF. (Financial Times)

· Called to account. (The Times)

· Running with the big boys. (Washington Post)

· Man killed in crash near reservation. (USA Today)

· Still busy with their own housekeeping. (Financial Times)

· North Korea to respond next week to peace plan. (USA Today)

· Coach fired. (USA Today)

· Finding new friends on the hill. (Washington Post)

· Golf club man facing sack as cash vanishes. (Financial Times)

· Security compromised? (USA Today)

· Kohl’s tax reforms in trouble as talks fail. (Financial Times)

· Has Washington really lost touch with the people? (Washington Post)

· Stop treating babies as commodities for sale. (the Mail)

· Celsis in Unilever deal. (The Times)

· We didn’t help IRA breakout, warders insist. (The Mail)

· Return to Morgan Grenfell now unlikely, says Horlick. (The Times)

· Banking sector to create over 400 jobs. (Times)

· Must we waste time and money on this folly? (The Mail)

· Saudis refuse to share information on bombing. (USA Today)

· United technologies ahead. (Financial Times)

· Elan ahead 30%. (The Financial Times)

· Kmart chief known for bold action. (USA Today)

· IMF calls for early rise in interest rate. (Financial Times)

· Doom, disaster and dirty deeds as usual. (The Times)

· U.S. sits out as world backs land mine ban. (USA Today)

· Diana’s funeral drawing millions. (The St. Petersburg Times)

· Quarry diver feared dead. (The Mail)

· Glimpses of EU recovery. (Financial Times)

· Surrogate birth laws ruled out by Dorrell. (The Mail)

· The Deepening shadow of AIDS over Africa. (Washington Post)

· Loan for Polish phone group. (Financial Times)

· Choosing the right private policy for you. (The Times)

· How will we be cared for in our later years? (The Times)

· Black churches launch national anti-crime effort. (USA Today)

· Adding insult to abuse. (The Mail)

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