Reading & Writing / Headlines' task

1. Match these newspaper headlines into with the following categories (some headlines fit two categories):
Categories:
Noun Phrases
Noun Strings
Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect
Auxiliary Verbs Dropped in Passive Form
Articles Dropped
Infinitive to Indicate Future

Newspaper Headlines

    Difficult Times Ahead: Noun phrases
    Forgotten Brother Appears: Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect/ Articles Dropped
    James Wood to Visit Portland: Infinitive to Indicate Future
    Landscaping Company Disturbance Regulations: Noun strings
    Man Killed in Accident: Auxiliary Verbs Dropped in Passive Form/ Articles Dropped
    Mayor to Open Shopping Mall: Infinitive to Indicate Future
    Mustang Referral Customer Complaint: Noun strings
    Overwhelming Response of Voters: Noun phrases
    Passerby Sees Woman Jump: Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect
    President Declares Celebration: Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect
    Professors Protest Pay Cuts: Noun phrases/ Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect.
    Tommy the Dog Named Hero: Auxiliary Verbs Dropped in Passive Form
    Under Pressure from Boss: Simple Tenses instead of Continuous or Perfect/ Articles Dropped
    Unexpected Visit: Noun phrases/ Articles Dropped
    Widow Pension Pay Committee: Noun strings

2. Make these headlines into sentences (you can use simple or complex sentences, using what you know about dependent & independent clauses; check your dossier)

    Difficult Times Ahead:  Difficult times are ahead
    Forgotten Brother Appears: A forgotten brother has appears
    James Wood to Visit Portland: James Wood is goint to Visit Portland
    Landscaping Company Disturbance Regulations:  A Landscaping Company has  disturbance with regulations.
    Man Killed in Accident: A man has been Killed in an accident.
    Mayor to Open Shopping Mall: The Mayor is going to open a Shooping Mall.
    Mustang Referral Customer Complaint: A customer complains about a Mustang referral.
    Overwhelming Response of Voters: An overwhelming Response of the voters
    Passerby Sees Woman Jump: Passerby sees a woman jumping
    President Declares Celebration: The President declares a celebration.
    Professors Protest Pay Cuts: Professors are protesting against the pay cuts
    Tommy the Dog Named Hero: Tommy the Dog is named a hero.
    Under Pressure from Boss: Under Pressure From the Boss
    Unexpected Visit: An unexpected visit.
    Widow Pension Pay Committee: A Committee pays the pension to a widow.