Questions in this chapter

(a) Pahela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (complex) (b) It is the day of the year when the roads get so jam packed. (simple) (c) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (passive) (d) Although I hate gathering, I enjoy activities of the flood of masses this day. (compound) (e) How enthusiastic the people look on this day! (assertive)

(a) Robert Frost lives in a small apartment in the capital city Toronto. (complex) (b) His wife Catherine, loves gardening. (negative) (c) Toronto is one of the most expensive cities of the world. (positive) His relatives often come to stay with him. (d) They don’t realize the high cost of living in Toronto. (interrogative) (e) However, he loves his relatives a great deal. (passive)

(a) Health is wealth, (make it complex) (b) A healthy poor man is happier than a sick moneyed man, (make it positive) (c) Though a healthy man is an asset to his family, an unhealthy man is a liability. (make it compound) (d) He can succeed in life. (make it interrogative) (e) Everybody must be co

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The foods that we eat can be divided into six kinds (a) —–what substances they contain and (b)——-benefits they do to us. Fish, meat, peas, and milk provide us with protein (c) —– builds our body and helps us grow, (d)———we do not take all these, we cannot grow well. Vitamins and mineral salts protect us from diseases (e) —–keep us fit for work.

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Every citizen has some duties and responsibilities for his nation, (a) ——- most of the people are careless in this respect. The people of this country have achieved national identity by dint of a great sacrifice (b) ——-is still evaluated nationally (c) ——-some selfish people never want to give their recognition, (d) ——-, we all should do some benevolent activities, (e) ——-, we will be indebted to the nation.

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Mr. X is a miser (a)——–he earns a lot of money. He seldom buys new clothes, (b)——–he bargains with the shopkeepers to save money (c)——–having many friends, he always avoids entertaining them, (d)——–he and his wife put on shabby dresses, (e)——–, he possesses a strange personality.

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Honesty is a noble virtue. The man (a) ——–possesses this rare quality is the happiest person in the world. To be honest, man should have trustworthiness (b) ——– nobody trusts a liar, (c)——–Allah helps the honest people, (d)——–children should be taught honesty from the very  beginning of life, (e)——–children should be developed among the  honest people.

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(a)————man has made tremendous technological progress, he has not able to conquer nature completely, (b)——----- , he is hit by natural calamities, (c) ————, a devastating flood very often occurs in Bangladesh leaving people homeless (d) ———— other various calamities damage and destroy life and property, (e) ————, some of the African countries are affected by drought.

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Having a degree on medicine Gulliver went on a voyage, (a) —the ship was wrecked but he (b)—---managed to swim ashore, He slept a deep sleep (c)—–— his tiredness, (d)–---- he woke up he saw many tiny creatures, (e)–—, they were the human beings smaller than Gulliver himself.

(a) ——– being a small country, Bangladesh has a huge population. Most people here live below the poverty line and are (b) ——–unable to educate their children (c)—---- this situation, we have far too many students to educate, (d) ——– financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the requisite number of educational institutions, (e) ——–every educational institution is over-crowded.

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6. 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 the verb). 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.