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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It is sometimes helpful to add a comma where it is not required by any rule in order to make a sentence clearer. But take care not to put commas in just in case—they will confuse more than they clarify. RIGHT Coming in, in droves, they shouted greetings Although no rule requires that the two ins in the example be separated by a comma, some readers will nd the comma helps clarify the meaning. The sentence would probably be adequate without the rst comma the second is necessary. It is better to rewrite such sentences altogether. WRONG The guests, and the host came inside Jones gave it to one, and the other Smith said, that it was

so Why not Kim asked In all these examples there is no need fora comma,
which if present is confusing. See also clarity and revision.
Common noun. Common nouns refer to objects or people in general rather than specific names by which individuals are known. A dog might have a name the name is a proper noun (usually capitalized, while the word dog is the general, common term applied to the class of animals—a common noun. The distinction between proper and common nouns depends on their usage at any moment something can be named Dog just as a word we most commonly think of as a name or proper noun
(Baker) can function as a common noun (The baker made bread. See also
capitalization.

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