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
- 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-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.
- Suppose,you are Sabina. Write a letter to the Supervisor of Admission Section of Cambridge University asking them about admission procedure for overseas students.
- 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.
- 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
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Education is essential in our lifE- (a) _____ we are not properly educated, we cannot live an honourable life in society. It teaches us (b) _____ how to earn but also how to spend. (c) _____, it teaches (d) _____ to live in amity with others in society. (e) _____, we must get proper education. (f) _____ we should bear in mind (g) _____ education is not only what we learn at educational institutions but also (h) _____ we learn outside these institutions. (i) _____, education is a lifelong process. It begins just after our birth (j) _____ ends only in death.
- 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 the blank spaces of the following passagE-Scientists have always wondered (a) _____ there is life anywhere out in the spacE- They have joined together in a major project called the communication with Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (b) _____ seeks to establish contact with any other living beings in the universE- (c)_____ they are beaming out radio signals into the spacE- It was thought (d) _____ there exists life on Mars, (e) _____ two viking spacecrafts (f) _____ landed on Mars in 1976 did not provide much evidence of life therE- The pictures sent by them showed (g) _____ the Mars has a sky; (h) _____, the sky is red instead of a blue one like ours. Its gravity is about half (i) _____ strong (j) _____ that of Earth. (k) _____, the atmosphere is also much thinner than our planet. It has deserts, high mountains, canals, volcanoes, craters etc. as well as summer (l) _____ winter. (m) _____, there are no trees, (n) _____ life forms.
- The flight will take off _____ that the weather is good.
- 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-Happiness is a relative term (a) _____ it depends upon some factors. (b) _____, contentment is the key to happiness. (c) _____ contentment varies from person to person. (d) _____, a beggar may be contented with only ten taka. (e) _____, a wealthy person may be dissatisfied even after getting one million taka. (f) _____, it is said that contentment brings happiness. (g) _____, we must learn to be contented with what we havE- (h) _____, this learning is the simplest way to remain happy. (i) _____, we must remember that our life is short. (j) _____, in this short life we cannot get everything (k) _____ we want. (l) _____ we want everything, we will not get happiness. (m) _____, we will get frustrated and we will plunge into the world of sadness. (n) _____, it is always better to be contented with what we have than to live in eternal sadness.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in blank spaces of the following passeges. Luna looks intelligent. (a) _____, she works hard on her studies. (b) _____ she seems to have poor test taking skills. (c) _____ she often does badly in the exam. (d) _____, she repeatedly makes some strategic mistakes during a written test. (e) _____, she starts off really slowly. This initial slowness forces her to write too hurriedly towards the end resulting in spelling and other mistakes. (f) _____, her answers are often too long. (g) _____, she sometimes has to leave some questions unanswered because of time constraint. (h) _____, she never starts with the easier questions as other students do. (i) _____, she answers questions sequentially beginning from the first onE- (j) _____, these impractical habits of hers lead to poor time management during the exam.
- 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: —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 a 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 defect. 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 impact of mobile phonE-
- Write an application to the Principal of your college to provide sound system in large classrooms
- 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-
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.A number of ostensible changes have occurred in our lifestyle due to the COVID-I9 pandemic, (a) ----, we have seen some obvious changes in our movements, perspectives, eating habit, health consciousness, and education. (b) ---- the COVTD-19 is an acutely contagious disease, we have been obligated to maintain a relatively new practice— social distancing. Shaking hands or embracing is no longer appreciated as the new virus spreads by physical contacts, (c)--- an infected person sneezes or coughs, the virus spreads by the droplets. By inhaling or touching anything (d) ---- has been contaminated with those virus-carrying droplets, a person can be infected, (e) ---, everyone is highly recommended to wear masks and other protective gears (f) --- they go out. (g)---- the World Health Organization strongly recommends that everyone wash their hands frequently with soap or alcohol-based sanitizers, (h) ---, they discourage all sorts of social gathering. (i) --- the rage of this pandemic does not seem to be mollified any sooner. (j) ----, millions of people all over the world are getting infected and thousands are dying every single day. Many strict measures are being taken; (k) ---, nothing seems completely effective to minimize the toll. Governments are enacting lockdowns to limit infection rates, (l) ---- lockdowns can hardly bring long-term solutions. (m) --- mass lockdowns are badly hampering economic activities, (n) ----, there has been an irrevocable loss in education sector, especially in developing countries with dense population
- 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.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Mother is an (a) ---- (use an adjective phrase to pre-modify the noun) blessing in the world. Mother's Day is a (b)-- (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) significant day observed as a (c) --- (use an adjective to pre- modify the noun) occasion in honour of mothers. The day was for the first time, announced as a formal holiday in the United States of America. Mother's day, is now observed (d) --- (use an adverbial phrase to post-modify the verb) as elsewhere around the world. The sons and daughters (e) --- (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) wait for this day. They buy some special presents for their (f) --- (use a superlative degree to pre-modify the noun) mother. It brings (g) --- (use a determiner to pre-modify the noun) unending happiness between a mother and (h) ---(use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) children. The bond of relationship between mother and children becomes ever-lasting. The mother draws her children (i) --- (use a prepositional phrase). In this way, we pay a (j) --(use a present participle to pre-modify the noun) tribute to our dear mothers
- 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.