Two questions about "without"
The first sentene is

More than one million people in New Jersey and New York City are without power a week after the storm hit.
as far as i know ,without is a adv.so i am confused why we can say A be without B?

the second sentence is
But one of the most immediate tasks facing New York and New Jersey authorities is the 1.4 million homes and businesses still without power.

I try to understand it as The tast is that (the 1.4 million homes and businesses still without power.) but i can't find verb in the subordinate clause,i mean why the sentence isn't The tast is that (the 1.4 million homes and businesses ARE still without power.)

where did i go wrong?

thank you very much.

Question

Two questions about "without"
The first sentene is

More than one million people in New Jersey and New York City are without power a week after the storm hit.
as far as i know ,without is a adv.so i am confused why we can say A be without B?

the second sentence is 
But one of the most immediate tasks facing New York and New Jersey authorities is the 1.4 million homes and businesses still without power. 

I try to understand it as  The tast is that (the 1.4 million homes and businesses still without power.)  but i can't find verb in the subordinate clause,i mean why the sentence isn't The tast is that (the 1.4 million homes and businesses ARE still without power.)  

where did i go wrong?

thank you very much.

Answer

Yes, the word "without" is an adverb, and it is also a preposition, which is the case in the two sentences you quoted.

Answer

Thanks ,it is a news report.

Answer

It means the same thing, whether you say: "1.4 million homes still without power" or "1.4 million homes ARE still without power."

I think it has to do with fact that this was a news report, or a headline. The "are" is usually implied in news reports like this.

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