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
Double negative. It is wrong in standard English to include more than one word in a
sentence, clause, or verb phrase that negates the element. WRONG He never did nothing RIGHT He never did anything Having double or multiple negatives in a sentence is a very common error, particularly when phrases or clauses are long and the negation of an early element is forgotten later. Only careful proofreading or revising can catch such mistakes and x them. Since the error is particularly frowned on in standard English, it is important that you take care when writing to avoid such problems.
Down. Preposition governing the objective case: The elephant blew water on Dave’s head, and it dribbled down him.”
Dr. This title is commonly written as an abbreviation rather than spelled out. Note that the pronoun following a reference to a doctor by name or in general is not

automatically masculine Dr. Smith picked up her bag A doctor could forget his or her equipment When referring to two married doctors, it is o ensive to write “Dr.
and Mrs. Smith or “Drs. John and Mary Smith Put instead Dr. John and Dr. Mary
Smith.” The same point applies to coauthors or coinventors. Seethe entry on sexist
language. Dr is also an abbreviation for drive “3789 West Brookdale Dr.”
Drank. See drink.
Draw, drew, drawn. An irregular verb in its main, past tense, and past
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