hsc batch 2024

English 2 Paper
nd

Topic Final Cla ss-02

Instructor:-
Mahmudul Hasan Mahdi
University of Dhaka.
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Modifier শিখব ো ১০০ এ ১০০।

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Modifier কী?

ককোব ো িব্দ/ োক্োাংি অ ্ আর মশিফোয়োর যোবক

ককোব ো িব্দ/ োক্োাংবির আবে ো মশিফোই কবর, তোর
পবর বে ,কেটোবক শ বিশিত ো েম্পবকত অশতশরক্ত তথ্্
পশর তত করবে কেটোই Modifier. কেয়।

• She is a photographer.
• She is a talented photographer..
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Modifier ২ ধরবের হয়:-

Pre-Modifier Post-Modifier

• She is a talented photographer. (pre-modify the

noun).
• People standing by the canal praised him. (post-
modify the noun)
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Modifier কথ্বক কযভোব প্রশ্ন আবে:-
Basic to
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• Use an appositive.
• Pre-modify the noun.
• Use a noun-adjective to pre modify the noun.
• Use pre modify the noun with possessive.
• Use a determiner/article.
• Use intensifier to pre modify the adjective.
• Use a particle to pre modify the noun.
• Use a gerund to post modify the verb.
• Use a demonstrative to pre modify the noun.
• pre modify the verb.
• post modify the verb.
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তোই Modifier েে করোর আবে আমোবের

জো বত হব appositive, possessive,
determiner, intensifier, participle, gerund,
demonstrative এগুবেো কী?
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Rule: 01
Appositive:-
Noun েম্পবকত কয অশতশরক্ত তথ্্ কেয়, তোই Appositive.
Example:-
1) Dhaka, an ancient city, is the capital of Bangladesh.
2) Trees, our best friend gives us Oxygen.
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Rule: 02
Gerund:-
অথ্তোৎ V+ing যো Noun এর কোজ কবর থ্োবক।
Example:-
1) While reading anything, be attentive.
2) We saw them, swimming in the pond.
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Rule: 03
Present Participle:-
অথ্তোৎ V+ing যো Adjective এর কোজ কবর থ্োবক।
Example:-
1) We enjoyed the flying kites.
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Rule: 04
Infinitive:-
অথ্তোৎ (to+ verb).
Example:-
1) To tell a lie is a great sin.
2) Everybody wishes to be happy in life.
3) We had nothing to do.
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Rule: 05
Possessive Adjective:-
My, Our, Your, His, Her,Their, its এগুবেো Possessive
Adjective. েোধোরেভোব এবের পর noun বে। অথ্তোৎ, noun এর
পূব ত Possessive Adjective বে।
Example:-
1) My pen.
2) Our room.
3) Your father.
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Rule: 06
Demonstrative Pronoun:-
This, that, these, those ইত্োশে হবেো Demonstrative Pronoun.
Determiner:-
A, An, The, many, much, more, few, little ইত্োশে হবেো Determiner.

Adjective Phrase:-
Phrase মোব িব্দগুচ্ছ। আর কয িব্দগুচ্ছ Adjective এর কোজ কবর, তোই
Adjective Phrase. কযম :- Good manner, bad habit, a glass of cold
water.
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Rule: 06
Noun adjective:-
এটো মূেত Noun, ২ টো Noun একেোবথ্ েবে প্রথ্মটো adjective এর
কোজ কবর। তোই এবের েো হয় Noun adjective.
Example:-
1) I will go to book fair.
2) Village market is popular place in the village.
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Rule: 07
Intensifier:-
Intensifiers হবচ্ছ এম কতগুবেো িব্দ কযগুবেো adverb অথ্ ো
adverbial phrase শহবেব োবক্ কযবকো িব্দ ো শ িয় স্তুবক
আেোেোভোব অশতশরক্ত কজোর প্রবয়োে করো ক োঝোব োর কক্ষবে
্ হোর করো হয়।
Example:-

Very, extremely, strongly, quite ইত্োশে।

 Basic to
Advance. Practice:- 01
Cricket is an (a)----- (pre-modify the noun) game. It is not a
game of (b) ----- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun)
country. A (C)---- (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun)
match is played between two teams. (d)---- (use a distributive
pronoun to pre-modify the noun) team consists of eleven
players. A cricket field must be (e)---- (post modify the noun) . It
requires two wooden bats, a ball & two sets of stamps. (F)-----
(use a numeral adjective to pre-modify the noun) umpires
conduct the game. Sometimes, a third umpire is required (g)----
(use an infinitive to post modify the verb) an acute confusion.
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Practice:- 01
(h) ----- (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) the
opportunity , the batter hits the ball away at a good
distance and runs to the opposite wicket. If (i)---- (use an
indefinite pronoun to pre-modify the noun) batter is out, next
batter comes in his place. Both teams try (j)----- (use an
adverbial phrase to post modify) to out all batters of the
opposite.
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Practice:- 01 Answer
a) international/ elite.
b) our.
c) cricket.
d) Each.
e) well maintained.
f) Two.
g) to resolve/ clear
h) Having/ Taking
i) any
j) hard enough.
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A village doctor is a very (a)---(pre-modify the noun) person in the
rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b)---(pre-modify the verb) known
as quack. A village doctor is not a (c)---(pre-modify the noun)
doctor. He usually sits in a small dispensary (d)---(post-modify the
verb). He treats the patients (e)---(use a participle phrase to post-
modify the verb). A doctor is not a (f)---(pre-modify the noun) man.
His chamber is (g)---(pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot
supply costly medicine to (h)---(pre-modify the noun) patients. In
our country, the number of qualified doctors is (i)---(use an
intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a
great friend to the (j)----(pre-modify the noun) villagers.
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Practice:- 02 Answer

(a)familiar (b) popularly (c) qualified (d) in the

village market (e) using his little knowledge
(f) rich (g) poorly (h) his(i) very (j) poor.
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Amerigo, (a) ------ (use noun in apposition) lives alone. His parents now live
separate and none of them wants (b) ----- (use infinitive to post modify the
verb) his responsibility. (c) ----- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun)
mother told him to go away because she is married to another man. (d) -----
(use determiner to pre modify the noun) streets are now his home. He
wanted (e) ------ (use adjective to pre modify the noun) money from his father
to buy a (f) ----- (use noun adjective to pre modify the noun) ticket. But his
father did not answer. He earns his living by working hard. (g) ----- (use
adverbial to pre modify the verb) he finds work. Some of (h) ----- (use
demonstrative to pre modify the noun) works are very risky for him. Once he
sold ice-cream (i) ---- (use prepositional phrase to post modify the verb). But
he got (j) ----- (use quantifier to pre modify the noun) money in return from
the owner of the ice-cream shop.
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Practice:- 03 Answer

a) a street child, b)to take, c)His, d)The, e)

some, f)bus, g)Finally, h)these , i)to
maintain his livelihood , j)few.
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Practices:-
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People around were just watching as the (a) ---- (pre-modify the noun) boy
started (b) ----- (post-modify the verb) into the (c) ----- (pre-modify the
noun) canal. Then the traffic constable came. (d) ---- (pre-modify the noun
with a present participle) no time, he jumped into the canal. The (e) ----
(pre-modify the noun with an adjective) constable did not think of his (f) ---
-- (pre-modify the noun) life. He was (g) ---- (use an intensifier to pre-
modify the adjective) kind that he risked his life. People (h) ---- (post-modify
the noun) by the canal praised him (i) ----- (post-modify the verb with an
adverb). This type of person is a model (j) ----- (post-modify the noun).
Answer: (a) young; (b) drowning; (c) deep; (d) Wasting; (e) police; (f) own;
(g) so; (h) standing/sitting; (i) enormously/greatly/cheerfully/a lot; (j) for
the society/of dedication and sacrifice.
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Language plays a (a) ----- (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) important role
in our life. We use language from the time we wake up (b) ----- (post-modify the verb)
till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c )----- (pre-modify the
noun) hours. But also in our dreams. We use language (d) ------ (post-modify the verb
with an infinitive) what we feel and to say what we like or dislike. We also use
language (e) ------ (post modify the verb with an infinitive) information. Language is (f)
------ (pre-modify the adjective) present in our life. It is an (g) ------ (pre-modify the
noun) part of our life. As an (h) ----- (pre-modify the noun) nation we also have a
language. But we had to struggle (i) ----- (use adverb to post-modify the verb) to
establish the right to our language. Many (j) ----- (pre- modify the noun with an
adjective) sons of our country sacrificed their lives for our mother-tongue.
Answer: a) very; (b) in the morning; (c) conscious/active; (d) to express; (e) to
share/to gather; (f) always; (g) integral/inevitable; (h) independent; (i) a
lot/hard/enormously; (j) brave/courageous
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Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bangla literature. He was a (a) ----
(premodify the noun) poet. He wrote (b) ---- (post midify the verb) in almost all
branches of Bangla literature. Nazrul, (c) ----- (post modify the noun with
appositive), won the attention of everybody in his early childhood. He wrote
ceaselessly until the death of (d) ----- (use possessive to premodify the noun) poetic
flair. He composed (e) ------ (premodify the noun) songs (f) ----- (post modify the
noun with an adjective clause). His literary works have enriched (g) ----- (premodify
the noun with noun adjective) literature. His poems and songs played a great role
(h) ----- (post modify the verb with an infinitive phrase) in our war of liberation. He
(i) ----- (premodify the verb) sang the songs of equality in his poetry. He is (j) -----
(premodify the noun with determiner) pride, no doubt.
Answer: (a) revolutionary/rebel; (b) relentlessly/tirelessly; (c) an orphan child/a
prodigy; (d) his; (e) many; (f) which are loved/appreciated by all; (g) Bengali/Bangla;
(h) to encourage people; (i) always; (j) our.
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Drug addiction among the young generation has become a (a) ----- (pre modify
the noun) concern. Drug is mainly used as medicine (b) ---- (use an infinitive to
post modify the verb) diseases and an excess of taking drug for no disease is
called drug addiction. It has grasped the young generation (c) ----- (post modify
the verb). They take drugs to forget (d) ----- (use possessive to pre modify the
noun) sadness. (e) ----- (pre modify the noun) people take drugs (f) ---- (use
adverb to post modify). Drug addiction causes (g) ----- (pre modify the noun)
harm to human body. (h) ---- (use a participle) them aware, we can remove this
curse from our society. All concerned should take initiatives (l) ---- (use an
infinitive to post modify the verb) it. The criminals should be punished with an (j)
---- (use a noun adjective) hand.
Answer: (a) major; (b) to cure; (c) heavily; (d) their; (e) Young; (f)
widely/recklessly; (g) severe; (h) Making; (i) to prevent; (j) iron
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Bangladesh is a (a) ----- (pre-modify the noun) country. Though it is a small country,
it has a (b) ---- (pre-modify the noun) population. People (c) ----- (pre-modify the
verb with an adverb) depend on agriculture. They grow different kinds of crops (d) -
---- (post-modify the verb with an adverbial phrase). We earn (e) ------ (pre-modify
the noun with a noun adjective) currencies by exporting some of these crops. We
are also rich in (f) ----- (pre- modify the noun with an adjective) resources. Now, we
are able (g) ------ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) natural gas from
underground. Our industries are also rising (h) ----- (post-modify the verb with an
adverb). We export (i) ----- (premodify the noun with a noun-adjective) products to
the developed countries. In this regard, we have already earned a (j) ------ (pre-
modify the noun) reputation.
Answer: (a) small (b) large/ vast/ huge (c) mainly/ largely (d) throughout the year
(e) foreign (f) natural (g) to dig out/ to extract/ to explore (h) rapidly (i) garment (j)
good
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The purpose of education is to bring about (a) ---- (use an adjective to pre-modify the
noun) changes in
(b) ------ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) behaviour. It also brings changes in our
lives and society (c) ----- (use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). If it fails to do so, it
can't be called education. Education is not only receiving certificates and getting grades. It
is (d) ----- (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) more than that, we can apply our
(e) ---- use a part participle to pre-modify the noun) knowledge in our engagement with
the world that lies (f) ----- (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). We can do that in (g) ---
- (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) ways. One way is civic engagement which is (h)
---- (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb 'appreciated') appreciated all over the world.
Civic engagement means working to make difference in civic life (i) --- (use a prepositional
phrase to post-modify the noun life'). A person (j) ---- (use a past participle to post modify
the noun) civically is concerned about civic issues like injustice, discrimination and other
forms of social ills.
Answer: (a) positive/effective; (b) our; (c) in which we live/where we live; (d) much/far; (e)
acquired; (f) around; (g) many/different; (h) greatly; (i) of a person; (j) behaved
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Newspaper plays a very (a) ----- (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization. It
publishes news and views of home and abroad. Only (b) ----- (pre-modify the noun)
knowledge is not enough in this competitive world. A newspaper helps a man (c) ---- (post-
modify the verb with infinitive) his general knowledge. Besides academic books, one
should read newspapers (d) ----- (post-modify the verb). Newspaper helps one (e) -----
(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) the facts of the world. (f) ----- (pre-modify the
verb with a present participle phrase) regularly, one can be aware of everything. There are
(g) ------ (pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspaper. One should select the newspaper (h) --
--- (post- modify the verb). One should choose the (i) ---- (pre-modify the noun)
newspaper because many newspapers present news partially. Whatever the paper is, it (j)
----- (pre-modify the verb) helps a man.
Answer: (a) significant/ important (b) bookish/ academic (c) to increase/ to enrich (d)
everyday/ regularly (e) to know (f) Reading newspaper (g) different/ various (h) properly/
rightly/justly/ wisely/ prudently (i) impartial/ unbiased (j) always/ really/ actually/ truly/
certainly/ definitely
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Taking food is essential. We take food (a) -----(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the
verb). We cannot survive on earth if we do not take food. In fact (b) ------ (use a quantifier
to pre-modify the noun phrase) living beings need to take food. But it is a matter of great
regret that (c) ----- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) food is being adulterated. (d) -
----- (use a noun-adjective to premodify the noun) adulteration is increasing (e) ----- (use
an intensifier to pre-modify the adverb) alarmingly that we cannot stop it. (f) ------ (use a
determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) dishonest businessmen use (g) ----- (pre-
modify the noun) chemicals in food and fruits to make illegal and quick money. But they
do not think about (h) ------ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) health. (i) ----- (use
present participle) adulterated food, people get sick. They are often attacked with
different fatal diseases. So (j) ------ (use a gerund) food safety is a must today.
Answer: (a) to survive/ to live (b) all (c) our (d) Food (e) so (f) Some (g) harmful (h) our (i)
Taking/ Eating (j) ensuring
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Completing Sentence:
 Basic to
Advance. 1) As if/As though
# Present Indefinite+ As if/As though হবে, Past Indefinite
হব ।
# Past Indefinite+ As if/As though হবে, Past Perfect হব ।
Example:-
1) He tells the matter as if he knew it.
2) He told the matter as if he had known it.
3) She talks as though she were a mad.
Basic to
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He talks as if ---------------------.

he was her husband.

he were her husband.

he had been her husband.

he has her husband.

 কুইজ াং:-০2

Sadia told the matter as if-----------------------.

she had been known it

he had been known it

she had known it

he had known it
 Basic to
Advance. It is high time/ It is time
# ককোব ো কোজ েঠিক টোইবম হবয়বছ ুঝোবে it is time+(to+v1)
বে।
# ককোব ো কোজ করোর েঠিক েময় পোর হবয় কেবছ ুঝোবত Ii is
time/it is high time + Past Indefinite হয়।
Example:-
1) It is time to start the work.
2) It is time to leave the place.
3) It is time we went home.
4) It is high time we changed our eating habits.
Basic to
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Corruption is a curse. It is high the government--------.

take step to stop it.

took step to stop it.

to take step to stop it.

taken step to stop it.

 কুইজ াং:-০৪

It is high time you--------. It is detrimental to health.

geve up smoking.

give up smoking.

gave up smoking.

given up smoking.
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Had+ sub+ v3

Had+ sub+ v3 থ্োকবে পবরর অাংবি sub+would/could/might+

have+ V3 হব ।
Example:-
1) Had he wanted, they would have helped him.
2) Had I seen him, I would have given the news.
 কুইজ াং:-০৫

Had I earned enough money ------------------------.

I would have helped the poor.

I have helped the poor.

I would helped the poor.

I would have help the poor.

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Lest

Lest+ sub+ should/ might+ verb হয়।

Example:-
1) Walk fast lest you should miss the train.
2) Read attentively lest should fail in the exam.
Basic to
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He is walking slowly lest -------------------------.

she should fall down.

he fall down.

he should faild down.

he should fall down.

Basic to
Advance. কুইজ াং:-০৭

He ran away lest ------------ arrested.

he should

he should be

he is

he was
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If এর ্ হোর [Condition প্রকোি কবর]
• If + Present Indefinite, Future Indefinite .
• If + Past Indefinite, [would,could,might] + V1
• If + Past Perfect, [would,could,might] + have + V3
Example:-
1) If you study hard, you -----(get) GPA 5.00 in HSC
exam.
2) If my girlfriend came, I ------(go) .
3) If I had been more money, I ------ (buy) a car.
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Unless

মব রোখব Unless যুক্ত োবক্ কখব ো not বে ো। আর Unless

এর শ য়ম েম্পূেত if এর শ য়বম হব ।
Example:-

1) Unless you read attentively, you will fail.

2) Unless someone knew the area, they could pass
within a hundred feet of it.
Basic to
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Unless you pay the bill,---------------------.

your electricity will be cut off.

your electricity be cut off.

your electricity had be cut off.

your electricity is cut off.

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Too-----to

ফেোফে ুঝোয়। too----to+v1 হব ।

Example:-
1) He is too dishonest to speak the truth.
2) She is too weak to walk.
Basic to
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The poem is too difficult for------------------------.

the students too memories.

the students memories.

the students to memories.

the students too memorising.

Basic to
Advance. কুইজ াং:- ১০

The poem is too difficult ----------.

understand.

to understand.

to understanding.

to understood.
 Basic to
Advance. Though/ Although

এগুবেোর অথ্ত হবেো- ‘যশেও’ । শ পরীত অথ্ত শেব । এবের েোবথ্

অথ্ত হ একটট পূেতোঙ্গ োক্ ততশর করবত হব ।

Example:-
1) Though he is poor, he is honest.
2) Although he ran fast, he could not catch the bus.
Basic to
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Though he is almost exhausted,--------------------.

he decided to stop the race.

he decided to finish the race.

he decided finish the race.

she decided to finish the race.

 কুইজ াং:-১২

Though Teena is young, she is very mature.

she is being very mature.

she is very immature.

he is very mature.

she is very mature.

 Basic to
Advance. Because of, an account of, due to
এগুবেো দ্বোরো েোধোরেত কোরে ুঝোয়। আর এগুবেো কয োবক্
্ হোর হব তো Simple োবক্ হব ।

Example:-
1) Everybody loves him because of his honesty.
2) An account of his illness, he could not attend the
meeting.
3) The bus was delayed due to heavy snow.
 কুইজ াং:-১৩

The game has been cancelled --------------------------.

due adverse weather conditions.

though adverse weather conditions.

due to adverse weather conditions.

none of them.
 কুইজ াং:-১৪

Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.

because of bad weather.

because of good weather.

due to bad weather..

A+C
 Basic to
Advance. No sooner had--- than/ Scarcely had-----
when Hardly had ----when
কযবত ো কযবত, কখবত ো কখবত এম অথ্ত কেয়। when/than এর
আবে past perfect এ াং পবর past indefinite tense হব ।
Example:-
1) No sooner had I gone out than he came.
2) Scarcely had we reached the station, when the
train left.
 কুইজ াং:-১৫

Hardly had he reached the college when---------------.

the exam is begging.

the exam begun.

the exam began.

A+C
 Basic to
Advance. would that/ I wish
অেম্ভ ইচ্ছো আকোঙ্খো প্রকোি কবর। এ াং এবক্ষবে Past tense
হয় ে তেো।

Example:-
1) I wish I were a child.
2) Would that he were alive today.
3) I wish you could pass the exam.
Basic to
Advance. কুইজ াং:-১৬

Would that he ------ have listened to his father.

could

have

to do

none of them.
Basic to
Advance.
so-----that/ such-----that

so-----that/ such-----that + sub+can/could+ not হয়।

Example:-
1) The man is so ill that he cannot move.
2) Rahim is so weak in math that he could not pass
in the exam.
Basic to
Advance. কুইজ াং:-১৭

The man is so ill that-----------------------.

he cannot move.

he cannot moved.

she cannot move.

none of them.
Basic to
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so that

উবেি্ ুঝোবত so that বে।

so that + sub + can/could/may/might+ V1 হয়।
Example:-
1) The boy reads more so that he can/could make a
good result.
2) We ate food so that we can/could get good
strength.
Basic to
Advance. কুইজ াং:-১৮

I'll go by car ------ I can take more luggage.

within

without

if

so that
 Basic to
Advance. Practice:- 01
a. if you maintain honesty, everybody will respect you.
b. I wish I could speak English fluently.
c. It is a long time no since we met last.
d. I don’t like people who are talkative.
e. No sooner had he got a piece of loaf on the road than he ate it.
f. He is walking slowly lest he should fall down.
g. If he memorize the answer without knowing the meaning he will not
be able acquire his learning
Outcome.
h. It is high time we stood against corruption.
i. Had I earned enough money I could have helped the poor.
j. So I have to go to station with a view to receiving him.
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Advance. Practice:- 02
a. The martyrs laid down their lives in 1971. They did it so that, we cloud get an
independent
country.
b. It’s too late. If we had reached the station a little bit earlier, we would not have
missed the train.
c. The poem is too difficult for me to understand.
d. Danger comes where danger is feared. So, we have to be careful in our life.
e. She spoke as if she had been an MBBS. She was actually a quack.
f. The thief was afraid of police. He ran away lest he should be arrested.
g. Despite his hardship/inability, he helps his relatives.
h. He took logic instead of/in lieu of History. History seems to be difficult to him.
i. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something. But I am not hungry at all.
j. Corruption is a curse. It is high time the government took action against
corruption.
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a. Florence nightingale wanted to be a nurse with a view to nursing the ailing people.
b. If I had the wings of a bird, I would fly freely in the sky.
c. Unity is strength. United we stand divided we fall.
d. Time plays a very crucial role in human life. We cannot prosper in life unless we use
Ur time properly.
e. Whenever my uncle comes to our house, he brings something with him for us. I
have never seen him coming to our house empty handed.
f. It is high time you gave up eating junk food. It is detrimental to health.
g. The box is very heavy. Are you sure strong enough to carry the box?
h. Jhon is fond of reading. Whenever he goes to the book fair, he buys some books.
i. Rima is a good singer. She sings so well that it captivates everyone’s attention.
j. Since Bangladesh is an agricultural country, its economy largely depends on
agriculture. We should put emphasis on our agriculture sectors.
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a. There is a wise saying that united we stand, we can be successful in life. So, we must be
united to reach our expected goal.
b. Industry is the key to success. We work hard so that he wants to go with me/ he waits
eagerly for my retrun.
c. My younger brother is very fond of me. Whenever I go out, he wents to go with me.
d. Bangladesh is my motherland. It is blessed with rivers. In spite of that, we do not get water
during dry season because of reduced rainfall, upstream water diversion and changing
weather patterns.
e. If we lose the morning hours of life, we cannot hope for success.
f. I can’t recall his name. It is long since we met last.
g. The poem is too difficult for me to understand.The teacher told us to listen to him very
carefully.
h. My childhood was full of joys and happiness. Would that every stage of life were the same.
i. We met the strange person while walking in the road.
j. Would you mind giving me a glass of water? I am very thirsty.
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a. We take physical exercise so that we may keep fit.
b. Air is polluted in many ways. It is high time the government took stern initiative against
this.
c. Prosperity does not come in one’s life automatically. If you don’t try hard, you can’t
prosper in life.
d. Time is very important in our life. You can’t succeed in life unless you can make the
proper use of
time.
e. He wrote very quickly. He had finished the exam before the time is over.
f. A village doctor is a person who gives medical service to the common villagers. He is
the best friend to the villagers.
g. We all are attracted to gold. But all that glitters is not gold.
h. I am fond of cricket. I wish I could be an international cricketer.
i. He walks slowly lest he should stumble down.
j. He is dull headed. The poem is so difficult for him to memorize.
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a. Most of the rivers are getting polluted day by day. It is high time we took initiatives against
it.
b. Milk is rich in food values. We should take milk everyday so that we can lead a healthy
life.
C. Mr. John is very interested in tourism. He wants to visit Bangladesh with a view
to exploring its cultural heritage and its natural beauty.
d. I like to play cricket in mu leisure time. When I get a chance I play cricket with my
friends.
e. No nation can develop without education. So, it is rightly said that education is the
backbone of a nation.
f. Mina really sings well. If she gets opportunity she will be a great
singer.
g. He was a petty clerk. But he behaved as though he had possessed a managerial post.
h. The weather of that night was very rough. I would have met you provided it had improved.
i. Bangladesh is a small country. Though it has a small area, it has huge population.
j. English is an international language. There is not a country in the world where English is not
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a. Patriotism is a Nobel virtue. We all should have patriotism to be a good citizen.
b. Our freedom fighters risked their lives in the war of liberation so that we could
get an independent country.
c. He was not hungry at all. Had he been hungry he could have eaten the whole
burger.
d. They continued to walk until they felt tired.
e. She can’t ride a bicycle, let alone a car.
f. Corruption is rampant in the country. It is high time the government took steps
against corruption.
g. 21st February is a red letter day in our national history, because, we shed blood
on this day to get the rightful place of Bangla, our mother tounge.
h. There goes a proverb honesty is the best policy.
i. Mira has not been able to recall where she left her phone.
j. No sooner she crossed the main gate than she saw her father.
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a. Honesty is the best policy. The people who are honest always succeed in
the long run.
b. Because of greenhouse effect, the climate is changing all over the world.
c. You cannot shine in life if you do not work hard.
d. Overeating is harmful to health. It is high time we changed our food
habit.
e. There goes a proverb that morning shows the day.
f. I work hard although I have limitations.
g. No sooner had I reached the college than the class started.
h. There are so many poor people in our country. I wish I could help them.
i. In spite of having all facilities, the boy failed to success.
j. The old man who is sitting there is my grandfather.
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a. There was a little rain yesterday. If it had rained heavily the rods would have been
submerged.
b. Though junk foods look appetizing, it can be detrimental to your health. We should avoid
them.
c. Opportunity does not always come. You would have succeeded in life provided that you took
them with both hands.
d. The old man is very weak. He walks very slowly lest he might fell down.
e. The amount of waste is growing rapidly all over the world and polluting the environment. It is
high time we reduced the waste by recycling.
f. I wish I were a poet. I would express my feelings in my poems.
g. English is an international language. We need to learn it as it is the mostly widely used
language in the world.
h. Kiran got a foreign scholarship. She was so happy that she threw a party.
i. It was my first lecture. I was too nervous to talk.
j. Manners define a man. We always appreciate a person who is good mannered.
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(a) I could not recognize you at first. It was many years since we had met last.
(b) Water is polluted in different ways. It is high time we stopped air pollution.
(c) I think you are not regular in studies. Be attentive lest you should fail in the
examination.
(d) Birds fly in the sky freely. Had I the wings of a bird I could fly like a bird.
(e) There are many obstacles in our way to success. We must work hard so that we
can easily overcome the obstacles.
(f) If I had a camera, I would take some photographs. I like photography very much.
(j) Though he was brilliant, he did not score well in the examination/he failed in the
exam. He was very irregular in his college.
(h) Jamil had an accident yesterday while he was driving his new car.
(i) I am not a rich man. The car is too expensive for me to buy.
(j) There goes a proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps. So, we
should make friendship with a gentleman.
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