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
M
OOD
Verbs convey the writer’s or speaker’s attitude or stance by changing “mood” as re ected in di ering verb forms. The indicative mood is the common form that states facts or presumed facts That is so the lions are eating the antelope The imperative
mood issues commands or requests Pickup your room The subjunctive mood is used to make statements that are contrary to factor are wishes, requests, and demands If your younger brother were taller, I’d ask that he help put up the decorations with us.”
L
INKING
V
ERBS
A major category of verbs is called “Unking verbs be “become,” appear and the like do not convey action so much as condition or status. They take no objects but can be followed by nouns or adjectives that are called predicate nominatives or subject
complements: Janis an executive and is creative as well as insightful See predicate.
A
DVERBS
Words that modify verbs or add to their meaning are called “adverbs”: The dancer quickly exited the stage Most adverbs end in “-ly,” as does quickly in the example. But some do not The cat almost ate the canary See modifier.


A
GREEMENT
It is critical that verbs agree with their subjects in person and number. WRONG Kim are right, and I is wrong RIGHT Kim is right, and I am wrong Ina simple example like this one, the error seems obvious. But in longer, more complex sentences, it is easy to lose sight of the original subject or its number or person,
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