Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Zainul Abedin, (a) ---- (post modify the noun with an appositive), was born in Kishorgonj in 1914. His father was a (b) --- (use a noun-adjective to pre modify the noun) officer. He grew up amidst a (c) ---- (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) surrounding dominated by the river Brahmaputra. The river and the open nature inspired him (d)---- (use an adverb to post modify the verb) from his early life. In 1938, he was awarded a (e) ---- (pre modify the noun with a noun-adjective) medal in all India Art Exhibition. It was a (f) ---- (pre modify the noun) recognition for him. And (g) ---- (pre modify the noun with a demonstrative) recognition gave the confidence (h) ----- (use an infinitive phrase to post modify the verb). Zainul preserved some of his works (i) ---- (post modify the verb with a prepositional phrase). Also, he became involved in a movement (j) ---- (use infinitive phrase to post modify the verb).
(a) an artist of exceptional talent and international repute; (b) police; (c) natural/scenic; (d) greatly; (e) gold; (f) great; (g) this; (h) to create his own style; (i) in a folk museum at Sonargaon; (j) to preserve the heritage of Bengal.
- There aren't many guests have yet,--?
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Drug addiction among the young generation has become a (a) _____ (pre modify the noun) concern. Drug is mainly used as medicine (b) _____ (use an infinitive to post modify the verb) diseases and an excess of taking drug for no disease is called drug addiction. It has grasped the young generation (c) _____ (post modify the verb). They take drugs to forget (d) _____ (use possessive to pre modify the noun) sadness, (e) _____ (pre modify the noun) people take drugs (f) _____ (use adverb to post modify). Drug addiction causes (g) _____ (pre modify the noun) harm to human body. (h) _____ (use a participle) them aware, we can remove this curse from our society. All concerned should take initiatives (i) _____ (use an infinitive to post modify the verb) it. The criminals should be punished with an (j) _____ (use a noun adjective) hand.
- Having had her dinner___.
- After seeing the movie, ____.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- Pleases water the plants in my absence.
- The golden ring is too costly to purchase. Here "costly" is a/an-
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Cricket is an (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) gamE- It is not a game of (b) _____ (use possessive to premodify the noun) country. A (c) _____ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) match is played between two teams. (d) _____ (use a distributive pronoun to pre-modify the noun) team consists of eleven players. A cricket field must be (e) _____ (post modify the noun). It requires two wooden bats, a ball and two sets of stumps. (f) _____ (use a numeral adjective to pre-modify the noun) umpires conduct the gamE- Sometimes, a third umpire is required (g) _____ (use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) an acute confusion. (h) _____ (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) the opportunity, the batter hits the ball away at a good distance and runs to the opposite wicket. If (i) _____ (use an indefinite pronoun to pre-modify the noun) batter is out, next batter comes in his placE- Both teams try (j) _____ (use an adverbial phrase to post modify) to out all batters of the oppositE-
- 'I stand before you today with a heart overflowing with grief.' The marked part is-
- A rolling stone gathers no moss. What ‘rolling’ is?
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —Air and water are the most (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) elements of the environment. But we are polluting them (b) _____ (post modify the verb with an adverb). Mills and factories use fuel (c) _____ (post modify the verb with an infinitive) their products. The burning of this fuel creates smoke (d) _____ (post modify the verb with an adverbial). Motor vehicles also pollute the air, (e) _____ (use an appositive). Water is polluted by (f) _____ (pre-modify the noun with a quantifier) kinds of waste and filth. We also contaminate water (g) _____ (post-modify the verb with a present participle phrase) into it. Farmers use (h) _____ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) fertilizers and insecticides and pollute water. (i) _____ (pre-modify the noun with a past participle) water is (j) _____ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) harmful for health.
- Change the narrative style by using direct speeches."Is this your grandson?" asked the policeman, looking suspiciously at the little boy standing by. "Yes," the old man replied, "The son of my only son. Both my son and his wife were killed in the cyclone," said the old man with a sigh of grief.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Many people think that money can do everything in lifE- (a) _____ it is a must for our life, it is not the thing that necessarily brings happiness. (b) _____ it is absolutely a psychological matter. The person who is contended with what he gets and (c) _____ he has is really happy. Money can do something with happiness (d) _____ it cannot give us happiness. (e) _____, we can see that the richest men of our society are not the happiest men. (f) _____, they lead a life burdened with cares and anxieties (g) _____ pass sleepless nights. (h) _____, there are a large number of poor men (i) _____ are happy and enjoy a sound sleep. (j) _____, money cannot ensure happiness.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bengali LiteraturE- He was a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) poet. He wrote (b) _____ (post-modify the verb) in every branch of Bengali LiteraturE- Nazrul, (c) _____ (use an appositive), won the attention of everyone in his early childhood. He wrote ceaselessly until the death of (d) _____ (use possessive pronoun) poetic flair. He composed his songs (e) _____ (use an infinitive phrase to post modify the verb). His songs are (f) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) melodious. He enriched the Bengali Literature (g) _____ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb). His literary works have enriched (h) _____ (use a noun adjective) LiteraturE- He was (i) _____ (use an article) secular poet. He sang the songs of equality (j) _____ (use an adverbial phrase).
- Plunging into the water___.
- There has been a sharp rise in the prices. The underlined word is-
- Which of the following sentences has an adverb in it?
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —Bangladesh is a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) country. Though it is a small country, it has a (b) _____ (pre-modify the noun) population. 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). We earn (e) _____ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) currencies by exporting some of these crops. We are also rich in (f) _____ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) resources. 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). 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.
- Choose the correct "Comment Tag" from the followings-
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces:Television has become the most common and (a) (pre-modify the noun) source of entertainment of the(pre-modify the noun) world. A wide range of programs of (c) (pre-modify the noun) interest is telecast on(d) (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) channels. Almost every middle class and even working class families have a television set today. (e) (use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) programs are (f) (pre-modify the adjective) entertaining. They can be (g) (pre-modify the adjective) educative too. Courses (h)(post modify the noun) by the Open University are shown on BTV. (i) (pre-modify the noun) channels like the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly informative programs.However, watching TV has become (j) (use an article) addiction for many.