Use appropriate sentence connectors in blank spaces the following passeges :
Rangpur Town Hall is a place of cultural activities. (a) _____ in 1971 it became a torture cell used by the Pakistani army. (b) _____ the army brought here innocent Bangalees. After that they started to bring Bangalee women herE- Among them Mansura Begum was one who was the wife of a freedom fighter. (c) _____ she was young and beautiful, she drew the attention of local collaborators. (d) _____ they informed the Pakistani army. (e) _____ the Pakistani army abducted Mansura. On the day of occurrence Pakistani soldiers surrounded her housE- (f) _____ they searched her husband who joined the Mukti Bahini. (g) _____ they found her father-in-law. They started to beat him mercilessly. The old man got unconscious. (h) _____ the barbarous soldiers did not stop beating him. Mansura rushed to her fatherin-law, grabbed his bleeding body and begged the military not to kill him. (i) _____ they did not listen to her. They picked up the old man on the military truck. (j) _____, they pulled and dragged Mansura on to the truck.
(a) But/Unfortunately; (b) At first; (c) Since/As; (d) So/Subsequently; (e) Later; (f) Actually/ At first; (g) Instead; (h) Yet; (i) However/ But; (j) Then/ After that/ Afterwards.
- Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.(a) The canal is deep. It--- do excavation.(b) I-----I could set up an old home. Then I could take care of the helpless poor people.(c)---- a 3D image? It looks really wonderful.(d) Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician and physicist. He---- at Words Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England on 25 December 1642.(e) It is very cold. You ---- close the window.(f) ------ lived an unhappy young girl. Her mother was dead, and her father had married a widow with two daughters.(g) As soon as the man entered into the station, the train left. He ran--- he could to get into the train but failed.(h) ---- waking me up early in the morning? Okay. I'll call you up.i) You ----start a business than look for a job. It is very difficult to manage a job.(j) The bus stopped. - ----the passengers seen the bus than they got on it
- 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.
- 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
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.Weather affects our life (a)---(post-modify the verb). We put on (b) ---(pre-modify the noun) clothes when it is cold. We go out with an umbrella in the (c) ---(pre-modify the noun) season. During the summer, we use fans (d) ----(post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). However, sunshine and rain are (e) ---(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) essential for us. Winter is also helpful for us. Vegetables grow (f)---- (post-modify the verb with an adverbial phrase) in winter. (g) - ----(pre-modify the noun) rainfall helps to grow bumper crops. All the seasons have more or (h) - --(pre-modify the noun) advantages. And they have (i) -----(pre-modify the noun with a determiner) great influence on the environment. But the weather pattern is changing (j) ---- (post- modify the verb) because of global warming
- Which one is conjunction?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.The human body is a wonderful creation. (a)---, it is shaped practically. (b),--- it can do many types of work which other animals cannot, (c)--- - it is not strong like the body of a tiger. (d) --- physical strength, it has a big and sharp brain. (e)---, by using this brain the human physique has been able to overcome many of its limitation. (f)----by sitting in an aeroplane, it flies faster than a kite, by riding a motorcycle it travels faster (g)--- a leopard, and (h) ---- firing a machine gun it fights much better than a tiger. (i)--- this, the human body suffers from many diseases. (j)---, it has a weakness for habits like drinking and overeating. (k) ---- it is healthy the body can give great pleasure (l) ---- when it is sick it can cause great pain. The wiseman would always keep his body fit. (m)---, a healthy mind can work (n) ---- in a healthy body
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-We want success (a) _____ prosperity in lifE- (b) _____ we do not do what are needed in achieving thesE- (c) _____ we want to make our life glorious, we must follow some rules. (d) _____, we have to be industrious. (e) _____, without hard work, success in life is impossiblE- (f) _____ we should be sincere in our activities. Some people think that good luck is at the root of all achievements in lifE- (g) _____ to them nothing is further from truth than it. (h) _____ every success in life depends totally on our activities. (i) _____ we spend time in idleness, we must suffer. (j) _____ we should be honest in life because this virtue helps us greatly to gain our goal.
- ‘He could not win but learnt a lot’ Which part of speech is the word ‘but’?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.Crows are ugly to look at. They are often looked down by other birds (a) ---their ugliness. This often makes them sad and (b) --- they want to be beautiful. (c) ---how? One day, a crow got a chance to be beautiful. He was roaming in a jungle. (d) ---- he found some beautiful feathers of a peacock. He became very glad (e) ---- he did not want to miss the chance. (f)-- he took the feathers one by one (g)--- struck them in among his own feathers. He looked at himself and became happy (h) --- he was no longer ugly like other crows. (i)--- he made up his mind to go to the peacocks and live with them. (j) ---- seeing him, the peacocks understood (k) - he was a crow in the guise of a peacock. (l) --- they attacked him, pulled out the feathers and drove him away. (m) --- he returned to the crows, they also drove him away. The crow realized his fault (n) ---- promised he would never be false and overambitious.
- Mr. Atique ––– rather not invest that money in the stock market.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words/ sentence connectors:Unemployment is a great cursE- (a) _____ all the countries of the world suffer from the cursE- (b) _____ nowhere in the world, this problem is so acute as in our country. (c) _____ there are many reasons behind it. (d) _____, our country is industrially backward. (e) _____ our traditional education system is not service oriented. (f) _____, our students and youths have false sense of dignity. (g) _____, they run after jobs only. (h) _____, unemployment problem should be removed at any cost. (i) _____ our education system should be changed. (j) _____ more mills and factories should be established.
- কোনটি Conjunction?
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.One February 21, people get up (a) ---- (post-modify the verb) in the morning remembering the memory of the martyrs. They walk (b) ---- (post-modify the verb with a phrase) to the Shaheed Minar. Most of them put on black badges (c) --- (post-modify the noun with a prepositional phrase). They go to the Shaheed Minar (d) ---(use a participle to post-modify the verb) the most cherished song "Amar viayer rokte rangano ....". They pay homage and tribute to the memory of the martyrs. Offering the flowers, they pray for (e) ---- (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) souls. They also gather in the mosque, temple and other (f)--- (pre-modify the noun) institutions and pray for the salvation of the martyrs' (g) --- (pre-modify the noun) souls. Different social and (h)--- (pre-modify the noun) organizations arrange (i)---(pre-modify the noun with an adjective) programmes on (j)--- - (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) day.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Leisure is the moment (a) _____ a man is totally free from his work. In leisure, a man is (b) _____ free from work but also from worries and tension. (c) _____, it is a time, (d) _____ a man is his own master and the mind is relaxed (e) _____ the body is at rest. (f) _____ our life is full of duties. By performing our duties one after another, it seems (g) _____ our life is an exhausting business. This is the tragedy of our life that we cannot avoid our work and worries. (h) _____, leisure helps us to break this chain and enable us to refresh ourselves and revive our spirit. Leisure breaks the monotony of existence with a touch of variety. (i) _____ we look into developed countries, we will see that people love to spend their leisure in different ways. (j) _____, they never idle away their leisure timE- (k) _____, it is seen that some people love to go for travelling, some enjoy sight-seeing in different places. (l) _____, some people spend their free time playing different types of games. (m) _____ leisure is always a source of joy. (n) _____, everybody should try to find leisure to enjoy it to make the life happy and peaceful.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.Rangpur Town Hall is a place of cultural activities. (a)--- in 1971, it became a torture cell used by the Pakistani army. (b)--- the army brought here innocent Bangalees. After that they started to bring Bangalee women here. Among them Mansura Begum was one who was the wife of a freedom fighter. (c)---- she was young and beautiful, she drew the attention of local collaborators. (d)--- they informed the Pakistani army. (e)---- Pakistani army abducted Mansura. On the day of occurrence, Pakistani soldiers surrounded her house. (f) ---the they searched her husband who joined the Mukti Bahini, (g) ---- they found her father-in-law. They started to beat him mercilessly. The old man got unconscious. (h)--- the barbarous soldiers did not stop beating him. Mansura Begum saw the incident (i)---- she was hiding behind a small bush near the house. Mansura rushed to her father-in-law, grabbed his bleeding body and begged the military not to kill him. (j) ---- they did not listen to her. They picked up the old man on the military truck. (k) - ---they pulled and dragged Mansura on to the truck. (l)---Mansura reached Town Hall, she felt (m) ---- she had come to hell from (n) ----- there was no way to escape
- 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
- Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.(a) Jane is more intelligent than Lucy. I think, I----- marry Jane than Lucy.(b) The play finished 15 minutes ago. The actors are still standing on the stage. They---- leave the stage.(c) ----is a saying that an idle man's brain is a devil's workshop. Laziness brings about ruin.(d) Abraham Lincoln ----on February 12, 1809, in Hardin county, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.(e) Most of the villages in our country are deprived of electricity. So, people cannot even use an electric fan,----- an air conditioner(f) English is not her native tongue. But she speaks English ---- it were her native tongue.(g). You have broken the rule. So, you----. face the authority.(h) We were busy with the new project all day. So, let's-----(i) ----living with the river gypsies? You must realize their sufferings.(j) Son: Dad-----, electricity----? Dad: Sorry dear, no idea. It cannot be seen with eyes
- 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-The greatness of a book depends (a) _____ on the acceptability among the readers. (b) _____ we read a book (c) _____ once, we can discover many things in it. (d) _____ basing on one reading, we cannot judge the standard of a book. (e) _____ a book is praised (f) _____, we have no doubt about the greatness of the book. (g) _____ the first reading, we may not understand a book. But if it is read more than once, we will see (h) _____ it was read (i) _____ praised. So, the great books are those (j) _____ have passed the test of timE- (k) _____ the appeal of a great book doesn't decreasE- (l) _____, the greatness of the book is newly felt (m) _____ time passes. (n) _____, a great book is widely read and reread by people all over the world.
- Suppose, you are a student of 'XII' of 'X' College. Write an application to the principal of your college for ensuring safe drinking water in the college campus
- Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.Books are the unique medium through which we contact mighty minds of ages. Books tell us about their feelings, what they said and what they did. Books are one of the greatest friends to us. They introduce us the best humanity . They are reliable the thoughts and rituals records of the history. A book is a valuable living voicE- We can know about of past men through books. We should read good books and avoid worthless good book is a friend of loneliness and a nurse in ailment . We can find real happiness ones. A by reading good books. unique (antonym) mighty (antonym) humanity (synonym) reliable (antonym) valuable (antonym) ritual (synonym) worthless (synonym) loneliness (synonym) ailment (synonym) happiness (antonym).
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passagE-Time, by its very nature, is fleeting. (a) _____ time once gone is gone forever. (b) _____ the sincere people realize the value of timE- (c) _____, not everyone is aware of the value of timE- (d) _____, it is seen that many of us waste timE- (e) _____, we realize the significance of lost time when it is too latE- (f) _____, we suffer in lifE- (g) _____ all of us should make the best use of timE- (h) _____ proper time management is the key to success in student lifE- (i) _____, we find that an ideal student is the one who makes the best use of timE- (j) _____, a lazy student fails to make the grade as he kills timE- (k) _____ the teachers advise their students not to waste timE- (l) _____, they warn the students against their addiction to social networking sites and gaming. (m) _____, students should follow the advice of their teachers, (n) _____ they will suffer in the long run.
- 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.
- Rana's father wants him to be an engineer ____ a doctor.