Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Socrates, (a)----(post modify the noun with an appositive), believed that an angry man was more of a beast than, a (b)----(use adjective to pre modify the noun) being. His wife used to lose (c) ---- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) temper on the slightest excuse. She tried her utmost (d) ---- (use an infinitive to post-modify the noun phrase) Socrates. (e) ---- (use quantifier to pre modify the noun) day the woman became more furious than ever. She began to insult (f) --- (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) great scholar of Greece. Socrates went (g) --- (post modify the verb with an adverbial of place). He sat on the (h) --- (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) step of his house. The wife found that her husband was (i) ---(use intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) callous to her words. So, she went up to him with bucket full of water and suddenly she poured much water over him. He (j)----(pre-modify the verb) remarked, "I am expecting this. After thunder, comes rain."
a) a famous philosopher/a Greek philosopher; b) human; c) her; d) to humiliate/to insult; e) One; f) the; g) out of the room/out of the house; h) door; i) very; j) quietly
- He watched the boat ____ down the river.
- Without working hard, you cannot shine in life. (Make it complex sentence)
- I know where he lives. The sentence is a –
- I wish I had seen you before. (Exclamatory)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Dowry is a curse for our society. It darkens the lives of many women. (a) Dowry hampers the peace of the society. (Make it passive) (b) The brutal condition of the dark age must be stopped soon. (Make it active) (c) This is one of the major problems of Bangladesh. (Make it positive) (d) The dowry seekers are very greedy and demand money from bride's father. (Make it simple) (e) What an unworthy crime the dowry is! (Make it Assertive)
- There is only a high school at Satkhira (Negative).
- It is beyond doubt that he is a brave man. (Simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Success never comes automatically. (a) We work hard to attain success in our lifE- (Complex) (b) Peace and prosperity is not possible without being industrious. (Affirmative) (c) A man who leads an idle life, brings misery for his lifE- (Simple) (d) He can never help the people of the society. (Passive) Such kind of man is the burden on the society. (e) Everybody abhors him. (Negative)
- I have no pen that I can lend you? (Simple)
- ‘Please bring me a cup of tea’ What kind of sentence is this?
- Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.(a) Selina cannot afford to buy a cell phone----, a laptop. Actually, she is very poor.(b) It may rain today. You---- leave earlier.(c) ----is many years since we first meet. How time does fly!(d) His mother being sick, he needs go to home---- possible.'(e) We----develop our humanity than observe hartal and 'strike. Let us change our destructive culture.(f) ----- have been significant changes in the field of entertainment.(g) Shakespeare was a versatile genius. He--- in 1564.(h) honesty ----? It is the best quality in-life.(i) A good citizen ---- perform a lot of things... (j) ----- the national flower of Bangladesh ----?
- All love flower. (Interrogative)?
- Friendship is nothing but a name. (Interrogative)
- Which is the correct form of Assertive of 'Who does not like a rose?'
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Water, an important, vital element of environment, is polluted in various ways (complex). It is called lifE- (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us (simple). (c) Men pollute water by throwing waste in it (compound). (d) The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely (passive). (e) It is one of the most important elements of all living beings (positive).
- What is the function of a topic sentence?
- Identify the imperative sentence.
- 'I know you.' Choose the complex form-
- Which of the following sentences is the correct one?
- Every man must die. (Interrogative)
- Jerry was only four years old. (Negative)
- Akhi missed the train (Negative).
- Transform the underlined parts of the following text as per direction: —(a) "Beautiful! Isn't she ?" Tanvir whispered. (Make it assertive) (b) Tania nodded in agreement, but she was extremely nervous . (Make it complex) (c) The tigress was now quite close to them . (Make it interrogative) Tania's heart was pounding, but Tanvir seemed oblivious to any danger. (d) He got closer to the animal and pressed the shutter button with a boyish grin in the face . (Make it simple) (e) And it suddenly occurred to Tania that her husband was the strongest man she had ever met . (Use the positive degree of the adjective)
- I must do this. (Negative)
- He acted on my advice'- complex form of this sentence is-
- ‘May Allah help you’ What kind of sentence is this?
- ‘Walk fast lest you should miss the train’. This is a––
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas presents for each other (Compound). (b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy gift (Complex). (c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift (Simple). (d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this (Passive). (e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known (Positive).
- Identify the imperative sentence:
- Cricket enjoys a huge ____ in Bangladesh.
- He is so dishonest that he cannot speak the truth. (simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Some essential agricultural inputs are to be ensured to increase our food production. (Make it active) (b) The farmers who are poor do not get loans on easy terms. (Make it simple) (c) What a pity! (Make it Assertive) (d) The farmers do not get the facilities necessary for food production. (Make it complex)(e) Unfortunately, they do not get the due price of their products. (Make it compound)
- Would that I could fly in the sky ! (Assertive.)
- Water-logging is one of the worst problems in our country. (Positive)
- Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive)
- It burns the prettiest of any wood. (Positive)
- I went there to seek a job. (Compound)
- Simple sentence consists of –
- Unless you work hard, you will not succeed. (Compound)
- He is the best player. (Negative)