Structure of phrase
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Natalie Wood's drowning deemed a 'suspicious death' as more witnesses come forward. Can you please explain me a structure of phrase "Natalie Wood's drowning deemed a 'suspicious death" ?
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Natalie Wood's drowning deemed a 'suspicious death ' as more witnesses come forward. This is a typical newspaper or magazine headline. It's a 'compressed' clause in passive voice - in full it would be "Natalie Wood's drowning is deemed a suspicious death".
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Natalie Wood's drowning deemed a 'suspicious death' as more witnesses come forward.
This is a typical newspaper or magazine headline. It's a 'compressed' clause in passive voice - in full it would be "Natalie Wood's drowning is deemed a suspicious death".
"Drowning" is a noun here, and "Natalie Wood's drowning" is a noun phrase functioning as subject of the cla
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