patran
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Dear teachers
I understand that in news headlines, we tend to use present tense
Active: Smith steps down as prime minister
Passive: Smith fired by government
Future: Smith to visit UK next month
Adjective: China prone to recession
However, I read a headline of a Hong Kong English-language newsapaper below:
HEADLINE: Shanghai reprieve for Apple [Is the headline grammatically correct?]
A Shanghai court yesterday rejected a request by a Chinese company to halt the sale of Apple Inc's iPad in China's biggest city over alleged trademark infringement. The Shanghai Pudong New Area Court ruled against an injunction filed by Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., pending a final ruling on the iPad trademark case.
I looked up the Cambridge dictionary for the meaning of "reprieve", which is a noun. I doubt if the headline is correct, as the word "reprieve" sounds like a verb here.
Pleae advise
Anthony the learning
PS: meaning of reprieve from Cambridge
reprieve noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
[h=2]Definition[/h]• an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
• an escape from a bad situation or experience
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.
I understand that in news headlines, we tend to use present tense
Active: Smith steps down as prime minister
Passive: Smith fired by government
Future: Smith to visit UK next month
Adjective: China prone to recession
However, I read a headline of a Hong Kong English-language newsapaper below:
HEADLINE: Shanghai reprieve for Apple [Is the headline grammatically correct?]
A Shanghai court yesterday rejected a request by a Chinese company to halt the sale of Apple Inc's iPad in China's biggest city over alleged trademark infringement. The Shanghai Pudong New Area Court ruled against an injunction filed by Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., pending a final ruling on the iPad trademark case.
I looked up the Cambridge dictionary for the meaning of "reprieve", which is a noun. I doubt if the headline is correct, as the word "reprieve" sounds like a verb here.
Pleae advise
Anthony the learning
PS: meaning of reprieve from Cambridge
reprieve noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
[h=2]Definition[/h]• an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
• an escape from a bad situation or experience
The injection provided a temporary reprieve from the pain.