Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.

(a) Safia could not solve the problem with coding.---- -.
(b) It's raining torrentially------. we get drenched into rain and walk along?
(c). Rafia has been failed in Biology since the beginning of the course. She ----academic counselor to overcome the challenges. consult his subject teacher and
(d) There are lots of fish in the lake----. throwing the net for catching fish. In fact it's my hobby?
(e) Students are attending the classes unfed early in the morning. They behaved in such a way ----they had never missed any breakfast ever.
(f) Our teachers teach us how to be polite and respectful to the parents during talking to us. We should not---- our teachers.
(g) The office requires punctuality and sincere efforts ---- run the business smoothly.
(h) I observed that people were using to, showing the cutting edge trend. I outing than trendy attires. ------- wear traditional dresses in formal
(i) It is incredible that the 12-year old managed to even reach the pedals, ---- drive the car.
(j) I have obtained good marks in the questions on connectors. I never expected to get along with it, so I -----.
(a) Neither did I; (b) What if; (c) had better; (d) What's it like?; (e) as if; (f) look down upon; (g) So as to; (h) would rather; (i) let alone; (j) am on cloud nine
- Karim as well as Nayeem – praise. বাক্যের শূন্যস্থানে সঠিক শব্দ হবে-
- Mukta knows ______ sing.
- ‘He is poor but honest.’ বাক্যে Conjunction কোনটি?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in blank spaces of the following passeges. Mobile phone has added a new dimension to our communication system. It has made the world closer to us. (a) _____, it has made worldwide communication easier. We use it for our day to day communication. (b) _____, it has been part and parcel in our life as we cannot go for a single day without using it. We use it for rapid communication. (c) _____, mobile phone is not free from defects. It has some negative sides as well. (d) _____, excessive use of mobile phone may damage our hearing power. (e) _____, it is a means of money wastagE- (f) _____, it is seen that many underworld crimes are being done with the use of mobile network. (g) _____, the radiation from mobile phone may cause cancer to the users. (h) _____, we are aware of these harmful effects. (i) _____, we are not aware of using the mobile phone .(j) _____, we must have to be conscious of the negative impacts of mobile phonE-
- Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.Books are the unique medium through which we contact mighty minds of ages. Books tell us about their feelings, what they said and what they did. Books are one of the greatest friends to us. They introduce us the best humanity . They are reliable the thoughts and rituals records of the history. A book is a valuable living voicE- We can know about of past men through books. We should read good books and avoid worthless good book is a friend of loneliness and a nurse in ailment . We can find real happiness ones. A by reading good books. unique (antonym) mighty (antonym) humanity (synonym) reliable (antonym) valuable (antonym) ritual (synonym) worthless (synonym) loneliness (synonym) ailment (synonym) happiness (antonym).
- Price for bicycles can run ________ Tk. 2,000.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Time and tide wait for nonE- (a) _____ no one can stop the onward march of timE- (b) _____ , we should not waste a single moment in vain. (c) _____ we should make proper use of every single moment of timE- (d) _____ the students should understand the value of timE- It is a matter of great regret that some of the students pass their valuable time in Facebook. (e) _____ they kill their timE- (f) _____ they cannot prepare their lessons well. (g) _____ they always have a poor preparation for their examination. (h) _____ they cannot do well in the examination. (i) _____ they do not stop wasting timE- (j) _____ they continue to waste their time using Facebook till it is too late for them.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Air is an important element of our environment. (a) _____, clean air is essential for our lifE- (b) _____, air is polluted in many ways. (c) _____, one thing that pollutes air is smokE- Smoke is produced from different sources. (d) _____, we make fire to cook food and it creates smokE- (e) _____, buses and trucks plying in the roads emit smokE- (f) _____, the burning of coal in the railway engine also produces smokE- (g) _____, the mills and factories also produce a huge amount of smokE- (h) _____, we melt tar for road constructions which produces black smokE- (i) _____, all these smokes mix with the air and pollute it. (j) _____, smoke from different sources is causing serious harm to our environment.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: — Man is a social being. (a) _____, man cannot live alonE- (b) _____, man has been living together from time immemorial. Living in society is not an easy task. We have to follow certain rules and regulations of the society. (c) _____, we should be cooperativE- (d) _____, we must help others when they are in need. (e) _____, we have to be careful not to hurt others by our words or activities. (f) _____, we must control our emotions and behave rationally with others. (g) _____, we should not think and live only for us. (h) _____, we should always think and work for the betterment of the society. (i) _____, we should remain prepared to sacrifice our lives for the greater interest of the society. (j) _____, sacrificing our lives for the society makes us immortal.
- We eat ____ we may live.
- Select the correct linking word to fill in the gap. "Read attentively - you should fail in the examination.
- Which one is conjunction?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.The human body is a wonderful creation. (a)---, it is shaped practically. (b),--- it can do many types of work which other animals cannot, (c)--- - it is not strong like the body of a tiger. (d) --- physical strength, it has a big and sharp brain. (e)---, by using this brain the human physique has been able to overcome many of its limitation. (f)----by sitting in an aeroplane, it flies faster than a kite, by riding a motorcycle it travels faster (g)--- a leopard, and (h) ---- firing a machine gun it fights much better than a tiger. (i)--- this, the human body suffers from many diseases. (j)---, it has a weakness for habits like drinking and overeating. (k) ---- it is healthy the body can give great pleasure (l) ---- when it is sick it can cause great pain. The wiseman would always keep his body fit. (m)---, a healthy mind can work (n) ---- in a healthy body
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Weather affects our life (a)---(post-modify the verb). We put on (b) ---(pre-modify the noun) clothes when it is cold. We go out with an umbrella in the (c) ---(pre-modify the noun) season. During the summer, we use fans (d) ----(post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). However, sunshine and rain are (e) ---(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) essential for us. Winter is also helpful for us. Vegetables grow (f)---- (post-modify the verb with an adverbial phrase) in winter. (g) - ----(pre-modify the noun) rainfall helps to grow bumper crops. All the seasons have more or (h) - --(pre-modify the noun) advantages. And they have (i) -----(pre-modify the noun with a determiner) great influence on the environment. But the weather pattern is changing (j) ---- (post- modify the verb) because of global warming
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Once there lived a grasshopper and an ant. The ant was hard-working. (a) _____, the grasshopper was lazy. (b) _____, he idled away his time dancing and sleeping. (c) _____, he sometimes advised the ant not to work so hard. (d) _____, the ant paid no heed to the grasshopper. (e) _____, he continued to work hard gathering food for the coming winter. (f) _____, winter came, covering everything with snow. The surface of the earth went under the snow-cover. (g) _____, the grasshopper could not find any food. (h) _____, he had nothing in stock. (i) _____, he went to the ant for help. The ant gave him some food for the day. (j) _____, the long winter was ahead, and the grasshopper was really worried about his survival.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.Students have certain duties towards the country. (a) ---, they must contribute to the eradication of illiteracy. During the vacation they can go to villages and teach the illiterate people. (b) ----, they can make a literate nation and ensure a considerable development. (c) ----, the students have to create awareness among the common people about the basic rules of health and sanitation. (d)---, it will have an enormous effect on the overall development of the country, (e) ---, the students should teach the illiterate farmers about the scientific methods of cultivation. (f) ---, they should take part in voluntary service during the crisis periods of a country. (g) ---, the students should prepare themselves as the future leaders of the country. They must be serious in this matter. (h)---, they will fail to prepare themselves. (i) ---, the country will not see the light of development, (j) ----, the students are the most vital element of a country (k) ---- their development means the development of the country. (l) ----, parents, teachers and social leaders have the responsibility to guide them to the right path. (m) --- they make some mistakes, they should not be brought to book, (n) --- they should be led to the right path.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: — It was the night before my math exam in the 2nd semester. I could not do better in the math exam of 1st semester. (a) _____, I was really serious about the exam. (b) _____, I was careful enough not to spend a single moment in vain. But, the night did not pass smoothly at all. (c) _____, it was full of mishaps. (d) _____, the electricity went out. I waited for it for about an hour, however, there was no sign of its coming. (e) _____, I lighted a candle and began to study again. The flickering light of the candle was creating problems for mE- Soon, I began to feel a bad headachE- I really wanted to get rid of it. (f) _____, I left my reading room and stood in the balcony for some timE- I began to feel better, but could not stay there for long. (g) _____, I left the placE- (h) _____, I went to my reading room again. (i) _____, to add to my gladness the electricity camE- I could finish my study within two hours. (j) _____, I went to bed with a happy mind.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-We want success (a) _____ prosperity in lifE- (b) _____ we do not do what are needed in achieving thesE- (c) _____ we want to make our life glorious, we must follow some rules. (d) _____, we have to be industrious. (e) _____, without hard work, success in life is impossiblE- (f) _____ we should be sincere in our activities. Some people think that good luck is at the root of all achievements in lifE- (g) _____ to them nothing is further from truth than it. (h) _____ every success in life depends totally on our activities. (i) _____ we spend time in idleness, we must suffer. (j) _____ we should be honest in life because this virtue helps us greatly to gain our goal.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: We must be aware of the dangers of smoking. It is harmful to us in various ways. It causes various diseases (a) _____ blood pressure, heart attack, bronchitis, cancer, etc. (b) _____ it pollutes air. (c) _____ smoking causes harm to (d) _____ the smokers (e) _____ the non-smokers who remain by them. (f) _____ we should give up smoking. (g) _____ it is (h) _____ great an addiction to get rid of. (i) _____ nothing is impossible for us. (j) _____ we are determined to give up it, we can certainly do it.
- Suppose, you are a student of Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam, Mymensingh. The students of your college want to go on an excursion to the Sundarbans. Now, on behalf of the students, write an application to the Principal of your college for permission to go on the excursion
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-The greatness of a book depends (a) _____ on the acceptability among the readers. (b) _____ we read a book (c) _____ once, we can discover many things in it. (d) _____ basing on one reading, we cannot judge the standard of a book. (e) _____ a book is praised (f) _____, we have no doubt about the greatness of the book. (g) _____ the first reading, we may not understand a book. But if it is read more than once, we will see (h) _____ it was read (i) _____ praised. So, the great books are those (j) _____ have passed the test of timE- (k) _____ the appeal of a great book doesn't decreasE- (l) _____, the greatness of the book is newly felt (m) _____ time passes. (n) _____, a great book is widely read and reread by people all over the world.
- Suppose, you are a student of X College. Write an application on behalf of the students of your college to the Principal to install multimedia system in the classroom.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Leisure is the moment (a) _____ a man is totally free from his work. In leisure, a man is (b) _____ free from work but also from worries and tension. (c) _____, it is a time, (d) _____ a man is his own master and the mind is relaxed (e) _____ the body is at rest. (f) _____ our life is full of duties. By performing our duties one after another, it seems (g) _____ our life is an exhausting business. This is the tragedy of our life that we cannot avoid our work and worries. (h) _____, leisure helps us to break this chain and enable us to refresh ourselves and revive our spirit. Leisure breaks the monotony of existence with a touch of variety. (i) _____ we look into developed countries, we will see that people love to spend their leisure in different ways. (j) _____, they never idle away their leisure timE- (k) _____, it is seen that some people love to go for travelling, some enjoy sight-seeing in different places. (l) _____, some people spend their free time playing different types of games. (m) _____ leisure is always a source of joy. (n) _____, everybody should try to find leisure to enjoy it to make the life happy and peaceful.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in blank spaces the following passeges :Rangpur Town Hall is a place of cultural activities. (a) _____ in 1971 it became a torture cell used by the Pakistani army. (b) _____ the army brought here innocent Bangalees. After that they started to bring Bangalee women herE- Among them Mansura Begum was one who was the wife of a freedom fighter. (c) _____ she was young and beautiful, she drew the attention of local collaborators. (d) _____ they informed the Pakistani army. (e) _____ the Pakistani army abducted Mansura. On the day of occurrence Pakistani soldiers surrounded her housE- (f) _____ they searched her husband who joined the Mukti Bahini. (g) _____ they found her father-in-law. They started to beat him mercilessly. The old man got unconscious. (h) _____ the barbarous soldiers did not stop beating him. Mansura rushed to her fatherin-law, grabbed his bleeding body and begged the military not to kill him. (i) _____ they did not listen to her. They picked up the old man on the military truck. (j) _____, they pulled and dragged Mansura on to the truck.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) _____, it is the burning question of the day. (b) _____ almost all the countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) _____ Bangladesh is the worst sufferer of this so called problem. (d) _____ nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country. (e) _____ there are many reasons behind it. (f) _____ our country is industrially backward. (g) _____ our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of lifE- (h) _____ it has little provision for vocational training. (i) _____ our students and youth have false sense of dignity. (j) _____ they run after jobs blindly.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces the following passeges:Honesty is a noble virtuE- The man possessing this invaluable quality is the happiest man on earth, (a) _____. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness. (b) _____, nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being. (c) _____, he goes to the dogs. (d) _____ we should be honest. It is said that honesty is the best policy. (e) _____ dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are honest. (f) _____, dishonest people are cursed. (g) _____, children should be taught honesty from childhood. It is widely observed that children follow their parents. (h) _____, parents should be honest and upright in their business of lifE- (i) _____, children should be allowed to mix with those friends who are honest. (j) _____ they can mould their characters.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: — Water is a vital element of the environment, (a) _____ this element is polluted in many ways. (b) _____, farmers use chemical fertilizers and insecticides in their field. (c) _____ rain and flood wash away these chemicals, they get mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds (d) _____ pollute it. (e) _____, mills and factories throw their poisonous chemicals and waste product into water. (f) _____, water vehicles also pollute water by dumping food waste and human waste into it. (g) _____ insanitary latrines and unsafe drains also contribute to water pollution. Water is called lifE- (h) _____ we cannot allow this pollution to continuE- We have to raise an awareness about it. (i) _____, laws should be enforced strictly. (j) _____ we fail to check water pollution, we will suffer.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passege:-Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) _____, it is the burning question of the day. (b) _____ almost all the countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) _____ Bangladesh is the worst sufferer of this so called problem. (d) _____ nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country. (e) _____ there are many reasons behind it. (f) _____ our country is industrially backward. (g) _____ our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of lifE- (h) _____ it has little provision for vocational training. (i) _____ our students and youths have false sense of dignity. (j) _____ they run after jobs blindly.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.We must be aware of the dangers of smoking. It is harmful to us in various ways. It causes various diseases (a) --- blood pressure, heart attack, bronchitis, cancer, etc. (b) --- it pollutes air. (c) - --smoking causes harm to (d) - ---the smokers (e)-- - the non-smokers who remain by them. (f), --we should give up smoking. (g) --- it is (h) a great addiction to get rid of,(i)--, nothing is impossible for us. (j),-- we have to realize (k) --- it only damages our health. (l), --we have to leave the company of those (m) - --smoke. (n) ----, we must be determined to give it up.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.Crows are ugly to look at. They are often looked down by other birds (a) ---their ugliness. This often makes them sad and (b) --- they want to be beautiful. (c) ---how? One day, a crow got a chance to be beautiful. He was roaming in a jungle. (d) ---- he found some beautiful feathers of a peacock. He became very glad (e) ---- he did not want to miss the chance. (f)-- he took the feathers one by one (g)--- struck them in among his own feathers. He looked at himself and became happy (h) --- he was no longer ugly like other crows. (i)--- he made up his mind to go to the peacocks and live with them. (j) ---- seeing him, the peacocks understood (k) - he was a crow in the guise of a peacock. (l) --- they attacked him, pulled out the feathers and drove him away. (m) --- he returned to the crows, they also drove him away. The crow realized his fault (n) ---- promised he would never be false and overambitious.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage:We cannot walk on a road in the darkness without light. (a) _____, we cannot step forward in our life without education. (b) _____, throughout the ages, education has always been compared to light and (c) _____ ignorance has been compared to darkness. (d) _____ the light of education enlightens us. (e) _____ it broadens our mind and widens our outlook. (f) _____, it is education which helps us to become a good citizen. (g) _____, education creates good citizens and ensures the smooth development of a country. (h) _____ ignorance stands on the way of development of an individual. (i) _____ ignorance has a detrimental effect on the overall development of a nation. (j) _____ we should come forward to educate every single person of our country and thereby, ensure the development of our country.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.One February 21, people get up (a) ---- (post-modify the verb) in the morning remembering the memory of the martyrs. They walk (b) ---- (post-modify the verb with a phrase) to the Shaheed Minar. Most of them put on black badges (c) --- (post-modify the noun with a prepositional phrase). They go to the Shaheed Minar (d) ---(use a participle to post-modify the verb) the most cherished song "Amar viayer rokte rangano ....". They pay homage and tribute to the memory of the martyrs. Offering the flowers, they pray for (e) ---- (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) souls. They also gather in the mosque, temple and other (f)--- (pre-modify the noun) institutions and pray for the salvation of the martyrs' (g) --- (pre-modify the noun) souls. Different social and (h)--- (pre-modify the noun) organizations arrange (i)---(pre-modify the noun with an adjective) programmes on (j)--- - (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) day.
- No animal is so big _____ the blue whale.
- ‘He could not win but learnt a lot’ Which part of speech is the word ‘but’?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: Honesty is a noble virtuE- The man (a) _____ possesses this uncommon quality is the happiest man in the world. Truly speaking, a man should have trustworthiness (b) _____ nobody believes a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being, (c) _____ ultimately he goes to the dogs. (d) _____ we should be honest in our lifE- It is believed that honesty is the best policy (e) _____ dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are honest. (f) _____ dishonest people are cursed. Childhood is the best time (g) _____ children should be taught honesty. It is seen that children follow their parents (h) _____ parents should be honest. (i) _____ they should be allowed to mix with those friends who are really honest (j) _____ they may build up their character.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in blank spaces of the following passeges.The old sailor spoke so strangely (a) _____ the guest stood still. The feast began (b) _____ the guest could hear the music and laughter, (c) _____ for some reasons he could not join the others. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed away to the south (d) _____ they had arrived in the cold grey sea. (e) _____the sea was frozen, (f) _____ the ice was all around them. The big sails opened wide (g) _____ the strong wind blew them quickly through the icy waters. The weather was very cold. (h) _____, there were no birds and animals in that snow covered country. But one day the sailors saw an albatross flying towards the ship. All men were very pleased to see it and they gave it food and water. It came to the ship everyday (i) _____ they called it. (j) _____ one day, the old sailor killed the bird and after that everyone had to undergo terrible sufferings.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Bangladesh is a free and sovereign country. (a) _____ it was a part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. In 1971 it became independent (b) _____ started its journey as a free nation, (c) _____ the journey was not smooth at all. On 7 March, 1971 (d) _____ Bangabandhu delivered his speech, the common mass got united (e) _____ started their preparation for a war. The Pakistani forces started mass killing (f) _____ killed about 30 lakh innocent peoplE- They thought (g) _____ they could suppress the Bangalees within a few days. (h) _____ the brave sons of our land proved them wrong.(i) _____ the freedom fighters didn’t have modern weapons in their hand, they were the real patriots and courageous. (j) _____, after few months they became successful in their mission. (k) _____ the long waited date came (l) _____ the Bangalees got their victory on 16 December, 1971. (m) _____ we are the citizens of a free land (n) _____ marching forward to the way of lasting development very quickly.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.The old sailor spoke (a) —— strangely (b) —— the guest stood still. The feast began (c) —— the guest could hear the music and laughter. (d) —— for some reasons, he could not move to join the others. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed away to the south (e) —— they had arrived in the cold gray sea. There the sea was frozen. (f) —— the ice was all around them. The big sails opened wide (g) —— the strong wind blew them quickly through the icy waters. The weather was very cold. (h) ——, there were no birds and animals in that snow-covered country. (i) — — one day the sailor saw an albatross flying towards the ship. (j) —— the men were pleased to see it. They gave it food (k) —— water. It came to the ship every day (l) —— they called it. (m) —— one day the old sailor killed that bird. (n) —— the wind had dropped.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Trees are a vital part of our environment. (a) _____, they bear a great impact on the climatE- (b) _____, we are not kind and careful about them. (c) _____, we destroy trees at random. (d) _____, one day the country will bear the consequence of greenhouse effect. (e) _____ ours is an agricultural country, our economy depends on agriculturE- (f) _____, trees play a vital role on our climatE- (g) _____, trees keep soil strong and protect it. (h) _____, trees save us from flood and many other natural calamities. (i) _____, trees provide us with timber which is of great use specially in construction works and for making furniturE- (j) _____, trees are our best friends.
- কোনটি Conjunction?