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.
(a) widespread/popular; (b) present/modern; (c) varied/ different; (d) numerous/many; (e) Television; (f) very; (g) highly; (h) run; (i) Several/Some; (j) an.
- 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.
- Having had her dinner___.
- 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: —A balanced diet is a good mixture of (a) _____ (pre modify the noun) foods. It is essential for us (b) _____ (post modify the adjective with an infinitive) a healthy lifE- There are many benefits of eating a (c) _____ (pre modify the noun) diet because it prevents (d) _____ (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) diseases. As a result, we do not get sick (e) _____ (post modify the verb with an adverb). We should select (f) _____ (pre modify the noun with possessive) diet according to our needs. We should not eat the (g) _____ (use adjective to pre modify the noun) foods for the whole week. We can keep fit (h) _____ (use a participle) a balanced diet. But it is not easy (i) _____ (post modify the adjective with an infinitive) a balanced diet. Here (j) _____ (use a determiner) nutritionist can help us.
- Fill in the blanks ‘Give my ____ to him’.
- What type of modifier the underlined word is in the following sentence? “If we destroy trees at random one day the country will turn into a great desert.”
- 'All flowers are nice to look at; – Here 'nice' is–
- 'I stand before you today with a heart overflowing with grief.' The marked part is-
- 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.
- 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 post-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).
- 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.
- There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.Dela : May I come inSophronie: Yes pleaseDella : Do you buy hairSophronie: Yes, I buy hairDella : Will you buy my hairSophronie: Take your hat off and lets have a sight at the looks of it.Della : How much will you paySophronie: Twently dollarsDella : Only twenty dollars!Sophronie: Yes thats the highest I can offerDella : OK give it to me quickSophronie Here it is.
- Which of the following uses of the preposition 'but is correct?
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —Arsenic is a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) substancE- It is (b) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dangerous for human health. (c) _____ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) substance is found in the water of the tubewell. There are (d) _____ (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) villages in (e) _____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country. Most of our (f) _____ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) people drink tubewell water. As a result, many of them are suffering from arsenic problem. This problem is (g) _____ (premodify the verb) found in North Bengal. We should take proper measures (h) _____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). Government is trying to mark the tubewells having arsenic (i) _____ (use a participle to post modify the verb) red colour. People should be refrained from drinking water of (j) _____ (use demonstrative to premodify the noun) tubewells. Otherwise, they will suffer from arsenicosis.
- Choose the correct "Comment Tag" from the followings-
- Let us winter in Malaysia. Here 'winter' is-
- 'Excuse me, gentlemen!'- 'Excuse me' is used to-
- Plunging into the water___.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —An (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) student is he, who has (b) _____ (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) good qualities. He studies (c) _____ (post modify the verb). He knows that the (d) _____ (premodify the noun) duty of a student is to study. So, he never neglects (e) _____ (use a possessive) duty. He even makes the proper use of (f) _____ (use a determiner to pre-modify the noun) moment. Sabuj, (g) _____ (post modify the noun with an appositive) of our class is an example of a good student. Sabuj is (h) _____ (pre-modify the adjective) helpful to us. I try (i) _____ (modify the verb with an infinitive) a boy like Sabuj. I want to be one of the (j) _____ (pre-modify the noun) stars in the class.
- For myself, I choose the cheapest dish on the menu _______ a mutton shop.
- choose the correct sentence
- According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree,_____.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: —We can't think of our existence without languagE- It plays a (a) _____ (use an intensifier) important role in our lifE- We use language from the time we wake up (b) _____ (post-modify the verb) till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c) _____ (pre-modify the noun) hours but also in our dreams. We use language (d) _____ (use an infinitive) what we feel and to say what we like or dislikE- We also use language (e) _____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) information. Language is (f) _____ (pre-modify the adjective) present in our lifE- It is an (g) _____ (pre-modify the noun) part of our lifE- As an (h) _____ (pre-modify the noun) nation, we also have a languagE- But we had to struggle (i) _____ (post-modify the verb) to establish the right of our languagE- Many (j) _____ (pre-modify the noun) sons sacrificed their lives for the languagE-
- After seeing the movie, ____.
- The mistake he made was