21st Century Grammar Handbook



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21st century grammar
21st century grammar, transformation, transformation, - - - .pdf;filename*= UTF-8''অনুবাদ চর্চা (প্রথম আলো পত্রিকা থেকে-২৯-০৩-২০২০)-1, 21st century grammar
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s. The letters is added to words to change their number, case, or person. For instance, adding s to many nouns makes them plural: The executive owns one dog but takes care of two dogs.”
Similarly, verbs adds in the present tense to form the third-person singular “I
eat, you eat, he/she/it eats, we eat, they eat.”
Finally, nouns adds preceded by an apostrophe to form singular possessives:
“Spike is the executive’s dog Verb contractions do the same it is—it’s” he has—
he’s.”
Said. See say.
Salutation. In letters, the line that directly addresses the person to whom the letter is going is called the salutation Dear Dr. Hesse The example ends with a colon,
which is the typical punctuation in business or more formal letters. More personal letters or informal communications may use a comma in the salutation “Dear
Chris,.”
In multiple-name salutations that include men and women or people with different ranks or titles, be sure to be consistent and parallel, giving each person her or his due Dear Professor Smith and Professor Jones This is better than “Dear
Professors Smith and Jones particularly if Smith is a man and Jones a woman or
Smith a senior type and Jones a junior. Avoid Dear Dr. Jones and Bob Better:
“Dear Dr. Jones and Mr. Smith to indicate your equal respect and regard for the people addressed. See sexist language and parallelism.
Sang. See sing.
Sank. See sink.
Sat. See sit.
Saw. See see.


Say, said, said. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past participle forms.
Scienti c language. The ideology and rigors of science have created a speci c writing style for science that includes some variants of normal grammar rules and
usage.
Science writing tends to be cast in the passive voice, to avoid the rst-person singular, and to be laced with Latin-isms and jargon. Each of these features is believed by scientists and scienti c writers to enhance the objectivity and
“neutrality” of the observations and conclusions they report and analyze. Speci city comes, in this stylistic vision, from precise naming of things and concepts, which makes them repeatable and verifiable. See person and Latin.
The stylistic strictures of scienti c language have no doubt contributed signi cantly to the blossoming and achievements of science in our day. And it is certainly true that many scientists areas aware of and committed to the colloquialization of their language as anyone else (see colloquial). Many scientists write and speak clearly and engagingly.
Still, the ways of scienti c language are elaborate, mysterious, and sometimes ba ing. Consult the many guides, handbooks, and rule books for instruction in this type of language.
Sec. This is the abbreviation of the word second the time measurement. Except in technical writing, where space is at a premium, and similar styles, the whole word should be used rather than the abbreviation. Sec is also the abbreviation for several other technical terms.
Secondly. There is no reason to add “ly” to this or other ordinal numbers, especially when they are used to list things.
See, saw, seen. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past
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