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)
(a) "She is very beautiful."
(b) Though Tania nodded in agreement, she was extremely nervous.
(c) Wasn’t the tigress now quite close to them?
(d) Getting closer to the animal, he pressed the shutter button with a boyish grin in the facE-
(e) No other man she had ever met was as strong as her husband.
- ‘May Allah help you’ What kind of sentence is this?
- I had a nice dream last night (Interrogative).
- Though he tried hard, he failed. (Compound)
- Jim and Della were as wise as the Magi (Nagative)
- He tried all plans. (Negative)
- Simple sentence consists of –
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.21 February, (a) --- (use an appositive to post-modify the noun) is a (b) ---(pre-modify the noun) day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a (c) ---(pre- modify the noun) holiday. On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in (d) --- (pre-modify the noun) Pakistan in 1952. It is known as the Language Movement. The seed of Language Movement was sown on 21 March, 1948 when Mohammad Ali Zinnah, (e) ---(use an appositive to post-modify the noun), at a public meeting in Dhaka declared that Urdu would be the only state language of Pakistan. The declaration raised protest in the (f)----(pre-modify the noun) part of the country. The protest continued (g) ---- (post-modify the verb). The government forbade all sorts of (h) --- (pre- modify the noun) meeting and rallies to stop it. But students brought out a procession on 21 February 1952 and police opened fire on the students (i) ---- (post-modify the verb). At this protests spread all over the country and the government had to declare Bengali as a (j)----(pre-modify the noun) language
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Most of the people of our country are living in the rural areas. (Make it interrogative without the change of meaning) (b) They are peace loving. (Make it complex) (c) They are more patriotic and industrious. (Make it positive) (d) They love their motherland profoundly. (Make it passive) (e) Although they are insolvent, they do not adopt any unfair means to become rich overnight. (Make it simple)
- Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it Exclamatory)
- ‘I ____ remember the holiday I spent in your home’, she said.
- He gave me a dress which was expensive. (Simple)
- He watched the boat ____ down the river.
- 'A child liked only sweets''- Negative form of this sentence is ____
- In English grammar, ____ deals with formation of sentences.
- It is beyond doubt that he is a brave man. (Simple)
- Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)
- He is only five. (Negative)
- It is man who is the maker of his own fortune. (Simple)
- Jerry was only four years old. (Negative)
- Suppose, you are Renu/Rana studying at Dhaka Commerce College. Now, write an application to the Principal of your college to improve computer lab facilities in your college
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —Bangladeshi developers can build modern robots like Sophia using its softwarE- (a) The humanoid robot, Sophia is one of the newest sensations in the ICT world. (Make it positive) (b) Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Sophia, at the inaugural ceremony of the four-day-long digital world expo. (Make it passive) (c) The Hong Kong-based Robotics Company developed Sophia, one and a half year ago. (Make it complex) (d) Wearing a yellow Jamdani top and skirt, the robot came on the stagE- (Make it compound). (e) What an enthusiasm the robot generated among the youth! (Make it affirmative)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Tell me your agE- (Complex) (b) Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson. (Superlative) (c) What though the field be lost? (Assertive) (d) My watch was lost. (Active) (e) He confessed that he was guilty. (Simple)
- Would that I could fly in the sky ! (Assertive.)
- Though he is poor, he is happy. (Simple)
- Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh. (Positive)
- 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).
- Unless you work hard, you will not succeed. (Compound)
- Suppose, , last week you purchased a watch from Ridcoh Watch Co. Ltd. But it is not functioning well and often stops. Now, write a letter to the manager 'requesting him to replace it with a new and perfect one
- "A rolling stone gathers no moss" The complex form of the sentence is–
- Every mother loves her child. (Negative)
- Certainly, I shall stand by you (Complex)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) An honest man is honoured everywhere by all. (Active) (b) He is not only a teacher but also a singer. (Simple) (c) Though we are improving very fast, we have to work hard for the country. (Compound) (d) Very few cricket teams in the world are as unpredictable as Pakistan. (Superlative) (e) My friend came to me to get help from us. (Complex)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) Tea is the most popular drink. (Comparative) (b) Tea helps us remove our fatiguE- (Passive) (c) Almost everyone enjoys tea. (Negative) (d) Bangladesh is one of the tea producing countries. (Compound) (e) Bangladesh exports tea and earns a lot of foreign exchangE- (Simple)
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: —(a) It was 1971 when Bangladesh achieved independencE- (Simple) (b) It is the most significant event in the history of Bangladesh. (Comparative) (c) Our Freedom Fighters sacrificed their lives for the independence of Bangladesh. (Complex) (d) It was a great struggle for them. (Exclamatory) (e) We shall always remember them with pridE- (Compound)
- ‘Walk fast lest you should miss the train’. This is a––
- It is health which is _____.
- Select the right compound structure of the sentence: “Though he is poor, he is honest”.
- Cricket enjoys a huge ____ in Bangladesh.
- It is more than honesty. (Make it 'Positive').