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
P
RONOUNS

The rst-person singular pronoun I is normally capitalized. Other pronouns are usually lower case.
E
MPHASIS
Despite all the rules just set out, virtually any word can be capitalized to give it added weight or emphasis. Current usage favors the use of lower case where possible,
so overuse of this flexibility should be avoided.
The interjection “O” adds emphasis in the somewhat archaic phrase O gentle
Queen!” and is capitalized. Note that the interjection “oh” is not.
H
YPHENATED
W
ORDS
When hyphenated words are capitalized, special problems arise. Formal usage requires that the second element in a hyphenated compound word be lower case if it is of lesser weight than or modi es the rst word “French-speaking Population Both words are capitalized when the two elements are essentially equal (or if the second is a proper noun or adjective “Post-Impressionism.” De ning equality of weight or

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