MšÍ e ¨ Xvwe - Your Educator

H.S.C English Grammar

Topic : Modifier

Modifier k~b¨¯’vb _v‡K 10 Uv, gvK©m - 7

gvÎ 13 wU Shortcut Rules mn‡RB 5 out of 5 cvIqv m¤¢e| Ges

weMZ eQ‡ii Board Question Practice Ki‡j Zzwg Boss

 Topic : Modifier

❑ Use of Modifier
❑ Answer No : 6
❑ Gap : 10
❑ Marks : 5
 Topic : Modifier

Table of content : Outline (AvR‡K K¬v‡m hv hv wkL‡ev)

❑ Definition of modifier
❑ Kinds of modifiers
❑ Shortcut Rules
❑ Board Question Practice
❑ MCQ Test : University Based.
 Modifier Kx?

Sky = Blue sky He walk = He walk slowly

Field = Green field He run = He run fast
Girl = Good Girl He teaches = He Teaches nicely

➢ Modifier : ‡h kã ev k㸔Q Ab¨ †Kv‡bv k‡ãi c~‡e© ev c‡i e‡m D³ kã

m¤ú‡K© AwZwi³ Z_¨ cÖ`vb K‡i Zv‡K Modifier e‡j|
➢ Avi †Kvb wKQz m¤ú‡K© AwZwi³ Z_¨ cÖ`vb K‡i Adjective Ges Adverb |
ZvB ejv hvq Modifier Adjective I Adverb Gi KvR K‡i|
 KInds of Modifier

➢ Pre Modifier : k‡ãi c~‡e© e‡m Modify K‡i|

Example : A nice pen.

➢ Post Modifier : k‡ãi c‡i e‡m Modify K‡i|

Example : The boy walk slowly.
Most important modifiers : At a glance

➢ Pre-modify the noun : Adjective + Noun

➢ Use present participle : (V + ing)
➢ Use possessive : (my, our, your, his, her)
➢ Use intensifier : (Very, really, too, so)
➢ Use infinitive : (To + V1)
➢ Post modify the verb : (Verb + Adverb)
➢ Use demonstrative : (this / these / that / those)
➢ Use Determiner : (Article : a / an / the)
➢ Use Quantifier : (some, any, more, much)
 Rule : 1

Shortcut
Shortcut : Pre modify the noun = Adjective + Noun

Example

❑ She is a nice girl.

❑ He is a nice boy.
❑ He was a great / romantic / excellent poet.

❑ We drink pure water.

 Rule : 2

Use an Intensifier to pre modify the Adjective

Intensifiers
Very Much So Too

Example
❑ Songs are very melodious.
❑ It is very dangerous for human health.
❑ Television programs are very entertaining.
❑ Language is very present in our life.
❑ He is very nice boy.
 Rule : 3

Shortcut Use Possessive to pre modify the noun.

Possessive : His, Her, Our, Their, Your.

Example

❑ There are many village in our country.

❑ He prepares his lesson regularly.
❑ This is our home.
❑ We do think about our health.
 Rule : 4

Use an infinitive phrase to post modify

Shortcut
the verb

Infinitive : To + V1 (To go)

Example
❑ I want to teach a good lesson.
❑ I decided to go home as soon as possible.
❑ My first priority is to take care of my family.
❑ I like to read in English.
❑ We are able to raise / to explore natural gas from underground
 Rule : 5

Shortcut Use a participle to post modify the verb

Participle : Verb + ing = Doing, Playing, Dancing

Example
❑ taking adulterated food, people get sick.
❑ We contaminate water throwing wastes into it.
❑ The child came to me dancing .
❑ Government is trying to mark the tube wells having arsenic
apainting
intin with red colour.
 Rule : 6

Use a Demonstrative to pre modify the

Shortcut Noun / Adjective phrase

Present Past
This (singular) These (Plural) That (singular) Those (Plural)

Example

❑ People should be refrained from drinking water of these tube wells.

❑ We watched those sea gulls.
 Rule : 7

Shortcut Use of determiner to pre modify the noun

Determiner : Article : a / an / the

Example

❑ He was a secular poet.

❑ the man is my elder brother.
❑ watching TV has become an addiction for many.
 Rule : 8

Shortcut Post modify the noun with an appositive

Appositive : Noun phrase / Noun m¤ú‡K© AwZwi³ Z_¨ ‡`qv|

Example
❑ Sakib Al Hasan, a cricketer , is one of the best player.
❑ Nazrul, our national poet , won the attention of every one
in his early childhood.
❑ Asif vaiya, our mentor , is very smart.
❑ Said, the beautiful girl , is very bad student.
 Rule : 9

Shortcut Pre modify the noun by a noun adjective

GLv‡b GKUv Noun Gi c~‡e© Av‡iKwU Noun emv‡Z n‡e

Noun + Noun
Adjective
Example

❑ Have you seen the cricket match?

❑ Most of the village people drink tube well water.
❑ Television programs are very entertaining.
 Rule : 10

Post modify the verb / use an adverbial

Shortcut
phrase

Verb + Adverb

Example
❑ He ran fast .
❑ He walk slowly .
❑ He wrote almost in every branch of Bengali literature.
❑ I am well .
 Rule : 11

Shortcut Use an Adverb to pre-modify the verb.

Adverb + Verb

Example
❑ People mainly depend on agriculture.
❑ This problem is widely / usually / generally / nowadays .
found in North Bengal.
 Rule : 12

Shortcut Use Quantifier to pre-modify the noun.

Quantifier : some / many / much / all

Example
❑ There are many village in our country.
❑ In fact, all living being need to take food.
❑ A wide range of programs of varied interest in telecast on
many channels.
_______
 Rule : 13
Post-modify the verb by prepositional
Shortcut phrase.

Verb + Prepositional Phrase

Example
❑ The books cater to the needs and interests of the students .
and teachers .
_____________
❑ The postman goes from door to door and delivers letters,
parcel and money order.
 Extra

Shortcut Post modify the Adjective

Adjective + Enough

Example
❑ Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink.
 Bangladesh is a (a).........(pre-modify the noun) country. Though it is a small country, it has a
(b))...........(pre-modify the noun) population.

 (a) Adjective + Noun

 (b) Adjective + Noun

 Bangladesh is a (a) small country. Though it is a small country, it has a (b) huge
population.

 বাাংলাদেশ একটি ছ াদিা ছেশ। যদেও এটি একটি ছ াদিা ছেশ, দকন্তু এর দবপুল জনসাংখ্যা আদ
 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).

 (c) Adverb + Verb

 d) Verb + Adverb- ext

 mainly depend on agriculture. They grow different kinds of crops

People (c)
(d) around the year.

 মানুষ প্রধানত কৃষষর উপর ষনর্ভরশীল। তারা সারাবছর ষবষর্ন্ন ধরননর ফসল জন্মায়।
 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.

 (e) Noun + Noun

 (f) Adjective + Noun

 We earn (e) foreign currencies by exporting some of these crops. We are also rich in
(f) natural resources.

 এই ফসলগুনলার অননকটা ষবনেনশ রপ্তাষন কনর আমরা ববনেষশক মুদ্রা অজভন কষর। ।আমরা প্রাকৃষতক
সম্পনেও সমৃদ্ধ।
 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).

 (g) Adjective + Infinitive (to+verb)

 (h) Verb + Adverb

 Now, we are able (g) to explore natural gas from underground. Our industries are
also rising (h) first/ rapidly.

 এখন, আমরা র্ূ গর্ভস্থ থেনক প্রাকৃষতক গযাস বযবহার করনত সক্ষম। আমানের ষশল্প ও দ্রুত বৃদ্ধদ্ধ পানে।
 We export (i).........(Pre-modify 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.

 (i) Noun + Noun

 (j) Adjective + Noun

 Garment products to the developed countries. In this regard, we have

We export (i)
already earned a (j) good/great/ large reputatio.

 আমরা থপাশাক ষশনল্পর উৎপন্ন দ্রবযাষে উন্নত থেশগুনলানত রপ্তাষন করষছ। এনক্ষনে, আমরা ইষতপূনব সু
ভ নাম
অজভন কনরষছ