Example:
Active: Whom will they help?
Passive: Who will be helped by them?
Active : Whom do you see?
Passive : Who is seen by you?
Passive form: Let+object+be+ Vt-Gi past participle
Examples:
Active : Pen through the lines.
Passive : Let the lines be penned through.
Active : Chop the wood.
Passive : Let the wood be chopped.
Imperative Sentence “Do not” w`‡q ïiæ n‡j Passive n‡e wb¤œiæc:
Passive form: Let not+Object+be+Transtive Verb- Gi past participle
Examples:
Active : Don’t make a noise.
Passive : Let not a noise be made.
Active : Don’t touch it.
Passive : Let it not be touched.
Imperative Sentence “Let” w`‡q ïiæ n‡j Passive n‡e wb¤œiæc:
Passive form: Let+ Verb- Gi Object+be+ Vt-Gi P.P+by+object
Examples:
Active : Let the boys play football.
Passive : Let football be played by the boys.
Active : Let me solve the problem.
Passive : Let the problem be solved by me.
Active : Let her take tea.
Passive : Let tea be taken by her.
Imperative Sentence-G Dative of Interest eySv‡j A_©vr `y‡Uv Object-Gi g‡a¨ 1wU cÖvYxevPK Object _vK‡j Passive n‡e wb¤œiæc:
Passive form: Let+ Object+be+ Vt-Gi P.P+by+for/to+object
Examples:
Active : Buy me a shirt.
Passive : Let a shirt be brought for me.
Active : Pluck my sister a flower.
Passive : Let a flower be plucked for my sister.
Imperative Sentence-G please ev kindly _vK‡j Passive form n‡e wb¤œiæc:
Passive Form: You are requested to+Verb- Gi Base form+evKx Ask|
Example:
Active : Please do the work.
Passive : You are requested to do the work.
Active : Kindly help me.
Passive : You are requested to help me.
Intransitive Verb-‡K You are requested to e¨envi K‡i passive form Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i|
Examples:
Active : Go there.
Passive : You are requested to go there.
Active : Wait here.
Passive : You are requested to wait here.
Active : Sit down here.
Passive : You are requested to sit down here.
Imperative Sentence ‘Never’ w`‡q ïiæ n‡j `yÕfv‡e Passive Voice Kiv hvq| wb‡Pi D`vniY¸‡jv‡Z Zv jÿ¨ Ki:-
Examples:-
Active : Never laugh at the deaf.
Passive : Let the deaf never be laughed at.
Active : Never mock at the dumb.
Passive : Let the dumb never be mocked at.
Active : Never look down upon the one-eyed man.
Passive : Let the one-eyed man never be looked down upon.
KZ¸‡jv Imperative Sentence Gi Passive form `y fv‡e Kiv hvq| wb‡Pi D`vniY¸‡jv‡Z Zv jÿ¨ Ki:-
Examples:
Active : Keep your promise.
Passive : Your promise should be kept.
Active : Obey your elders.
Passive : Your elders should be obeyed.
Active : Love your native land.
Passive : Your native land should be loved.
Passive Form: May+subject+be+transitive verb-Gi p.p+by+active voice-Gi subject-‡K object wn‡m‡e e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e|
Examples:
Active : May Allah bless you.
Passive : May you be blessed by Allah.
Active : May Allah save Bangladesh.
Passive : May Bangladesh be saved by Allah.
Passive voice-G verb-Gi ci By e¨ZxZ Av‡iv wKQz preposition-Gi e¨envi:-
Active form
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Passive form
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Active form
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Passive
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Please
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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please
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with (e¨w³)
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Displease
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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displease
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with (e¨w³)
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Satisfy
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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satisfy
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with (e¨w³)
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Dissatisfy
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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dissatisfy
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with (e¨w³)
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Annoy
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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annoy
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with (e¨w³)
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Surpirse
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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surpirse
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with (e¨w³)
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Vex
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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Vex
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with (e¨w³)
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Stun/stunned
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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stun/stunned
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with (e¨w³)
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Charm
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at (AvPi‡Y/K‡g©)
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charm
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with (e¨w³)
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Marvel
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at (‡Kvb wKQz‡Z)
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marvel
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with (e¨w³)
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Shock
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at (‡Kvb wKQz‡Z)
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shock
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with (e¨w³)
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Interest
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in (wKQzi g‡a¨)
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fill
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with (c~Y© Kivi cÖwZ)
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Contain
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in (wKQzi g‡a¨)
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size
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with (cwigv‡ci cÖwZ)
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know
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to (wKQzi cÖwZ)
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Examples:
Active : The students pleased the teacher.
Passive : The teacher was pleased with the students.
Active : Their behavior pleased the teachers.
Passive : The teachers were pleased at their behavior.
Active : The naughty boy annoyed the teacher.
Passive : The teacher was annoyed with the naughty boy.
Active : Their good manners satisfied the teachers.
Passive : The teachers were satisfied at their good manners.
Some Important Examples.
1. They wash the car.
- The car is washed by them.
2. They are washing the car
-The car is being washed by them.
3. We are digging a canal.
- A canal is being dug by us.
4. He has done the work.
- The work has been by him.
5. I have eaten rice.
- Rice has been eaten by me.
6. God loves us all.
- We are all loved by God.
7. Blacksmiths make spades.
- Spades are made by blacksmiths.
8. Mr. Rahman teaches us English.
- We are taught English by Mr. Rahman.
9. I am going to post the letter into the letter box.
- The letter is going to be posted into the letter box by me.
10. The teacher was telling a story to the students.
- A story was being told to the students by the teacher.
11. He has read the book.
-The book has been read by him.
12. A scientist invented penicillin in 1928.
- Penicillin was invented in 1928.
13. Someone built this school in 1990.
- This school was built in 1990.
14. Sumita will sing a song.
- A song will be sung by Sumita.
15. Palash is drawing a picture.,
- A picture is being drawn by palash.
16. The girl was plucking a flower.
- A flower was being plucked by the girl.
17. Spring has forgotten the garden.
- The garden has been forgotten by spring.
18. He will give me a taka.
A taka will be given me by him.
19. The headmaster will punish the boy.
- The boy will be punished by the headmaster.
20. They fought a good fight.
- A good fight was fought by them.
21. The thief had stolen his bag.
- A bag had been stolen by the thief.
22. He is going to set up a school.
- A school is going to be set up by him.
23. Mother looked after the children well.
- The children were looked after well by mother.
24. You should obey your parents.
- Your parents should be obeyed by you.
25. We must listen to his words.
- His words must be listened to.
26. He showed me the greatest respect.
- I was shown the greatest respect by him.
27. The rich hate the poor.
- The poor are hated by the rich.
28. All the boys competed for the prize.
- The prize was competed for by all the boys.
29. This did not surprise Rahim.
- Rahim was not surprised at this.
30. They elected him captain.
- He was elected captain by them.
31. He may sell the car.
- The car may be sold by him.
32. Who has done this?
- By whom has this been done?
33. Did you point out any defect?
- Was any defect pointed out by you?
34. Can I ever forget you?
- Can you ever be forgotten by me?
35. Who is doing the work?
- By whom is the work being done?
36. Didn’t Lucy sing a song?
- Wasn’t a song sung by Lucy?
37. Who has broken the glass?
- BY whom has the glass been broken?
38. Do you know them?
- Are they known to you?
39. Did the idea interest you?
- Were you interested in the idea?
40. Whom did you give the book?
- Who was given the book by you?
41. Who is calling me?
- By whom am I being called?
42. Whom did you see on the road?
- Who was seen by you on the road?
43. What do you want?
- What is wanted by you?
44. What has he done?
- What has been done by him?
45. Have you seen them before?
- Have they been before by you?
46. Did he keep it clean and tidy?
- Was it kept clean and tidy by him?
47. Does he speak English well?
- Is English spoken well by him?
48. Who can do it?
- By whom can it be done?
49. How can you do this?
- How can this be done by you?
50. Is he eating fruit?
- Is fruit being eaten by him?
51. How many guests did you invite?
- How many guests were invited by you?
52. Tell him to go.
- Let him be told to go.
53. Let them call in a doctor.
- Let a doctor be called in by them.
54. Give the order.
- Let the order be given.
55. Do not make a noise.
- Let not a noise be made.
56. Don’t look down upon the poor.
- Let no the poor be looked down upon.
57. Please help me.
- You are requested to help me.
58. Do not insult the weak.
- Le not the weak be insulted.
59. Pluck me a flower.
- Let a flower be plucked for me.
60. Speak to him.
- Let him be spoken to.
61. Do not ask me the question.
- Let no the question be asked me.
62. Be seated please.
- You are requested to be seated.
63. Do away with it.
- Let it be done away with.
64. Inform the police of the matter.
- Let the police be informed of the matter.
65. Open the window.
- Let the window be opened.
66. Always speak the truth.
- Let the truth be spoken always.
67. Pen through the word.
- Let the word be penned through.
68. Do not laugh at the poor.
- Let not the poor be laughed at.
69. My mother looks after me.
- I am looked after by my mother.
70. I saw him playing cricket.
- He was seen playing cricket by me.
71. The cow gives us milk.
- Milk is given us by the cow.
72. The people in Asia mainly eat rice.
- Rice is mainly eaten is Asia.
73. The storm damaged the banyan tree.
- The banyan tree was damaged by the storm.
74. The motor car ran over the dog.
- The dog was run over by the motor car.
75. I know that the work in hard.
- It is known to me that the work is hard.
76. The Prince pleased us.
- We were pleased with the Prince.
77. He made his wife to do it.
- His wife was made to do it.
78. People think him to be a poet.
- He is thought to be a poet.
79. Fortune favors the brave.
- The brave are favored by fortune.
80. Mustafa kept us waiting.
- We were kept waiting by Mustafa.
81. You should have done the sums.
- The sums should have been done by you.
82. The Lilliputians made Gulliver prisoner.
- Gulliver was made prisoner by the Lilliputians.
83. You should keep your promise.
- Your promise should be kept.
84. We ought to obey our parents.
- Our parents ought to be obeyed by us.
85. His behavior annoys me.
- I am annoyed at his behavior.
86. We shall not admit children under ten.
- Children under ten will not be admitted by us.
87. Nobody knows him here.
- He is not known here.
88. I have lost my pen.
- My pen has been lost.
89. One should keep one’s promises.
- Promises should be kept.
90. Someone has stolen my purse.
- My purse has been stolen.
91. Circumstances obliged me to go.
- I was obliged to go.
92. We can gain nothing without labour.
- Nothing can be gained without labour.
93. Why did they refuse him admittance?
- Why was he refused admittance?
94. The manager urged the supervisor to reduce the rates.
- The supervisor was urged to reduce the rates.
95. Mother looked after the boy.
- The boy was looked after by mother.
96. He suggested giving up smoking.
- He suggested that smoking should be given up.
97. The beauty of the girl marveled him.
- He was marveled at the beauty of the girl.
98. He considers me honest.
- I am considered honest by him.
99. His performance satisfied the teacher.
- The teacher was satisfied with his performance.
100. He likes people to obey him.
- He likes to be obeyed by people.
Degree
Positive Form-Gi evK¨wU mvaviYZ ¸Y, †`vl ev cwigvY cÖKvk Ki‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡i Comparative Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Sub+verb+adjective Gi Comparative form+than any other+singular noun.
Positive : Truthfulness is a great virtue.
Comparative : Truthfulness is greater than any other virtue.
Positive : TO tell a lie is a great sin.
Comparative : To tell a lie is greater than any other sin.
Positive form-Gi evK¨wU No other Øviv ïiæ n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡i Comparative Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: ‡k‡li sub+verb+adjective-Gi Comparative form+no other-Gi cwie‡Z© than any other+no other cieZ©x Ask †_‡K verb-Gi c~e© ch©šÍ Ask|
Positive : No other man in the village is as brave as he.
Comparative : He is braver than any other man in the village.
Positive : No other boy is as meritorious as Nazrul.
Comparative : Nazrul is braver than any other boy.
Positive Form-Gi evK¨wU hw` very few Øviv ïiæ nq Z‡e wb¤œwjwLZ MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: ‡k‡li subwU hw` Av‡M e‡m + verb +adjective- Gi Comparative form+than most other/than few other (very few-Gi cwie‡Z©+very few Gi ci †_‡K verb c~e© Ask|
Positive : Very few kings of India were as great as Akbar.
Comparative : Akbar was greater than most other kings of India.
Positive : Very few boys are as good as Raz.
Comparative : Raz is better than most other boys..
4. As+adjective+as hy³ Positive Degree ‡K Comparative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡I Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: ‡k‡li subwU Av‡M verb+not (Sentence-wU Affirmative n‡j not e‡m wKš‘ Sentence wU Negative n‡j bU D‡V hvq|)+ Adjective-Gi Comparative form+than+cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨I 1g subject|
Positive : He is as tall as a palm tree.
Comparative : A palm tree is not taller than he.
Positive : Your brother is not as fair as your sister.
Comparative : Your sister is fairer than your brother.
5. Positive evK¨wU soon as Øviv MwVZ n‡j Comparative Kivi mgq as soon as ¯’v‡b No sooner had+subject+P.v.-Gi Past participle Ges 2q caluse- Gi Subject- Gi c~‡e© than e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e|
Positive : As soon as the mother came, the baby stopped crying.
Comparative : No sooner had the mother come than the baby stopped crying.
Positive : As soon as the teacher entered the classroom the students stood up.
Comparative : No sooner had the teacher entered the classroom than the students stood up.
Superlative to Comparative
¯^vfvweK Superlative form hy³ evK¨ wKsev of all hy³ superlative evK¨‡K Comparative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡i Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: Sub+verb+the D‡V hv‡e+ superlative -Gi Comparative form+than any other/than all other (hw` ev‡K¨ of all _v‡K)-e‡K¨I evKx Ask|
Superlative : He is wisest man in the village.
Comparative : He is wiser than any other man in the village.
Superlative : Wordsworth is the most favourite of all poets to me.
Comparative : Wordsworth is more favorite than all other poets to me.
One of the hy³ Superlative Degree-‡K Comparative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡i Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: Sub+verb+one of the D‡V hv‡e Ges Superlative Degree-Gi Comparative form em‡e+than most other + cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨I evwK Ask|
Superlative : She is one of the most active workers I the garments.
Comparative : She is more active than most other workers in the garments.
Superlative : Rabeya is one of the best girls in our village.
Comparative : Rbeuya is better than most other girls in our village.
Comparative to Positive
mvaiYZ than+noun/Pronoun hy³ Comparative form-‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb Abymv‡i Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: Than-Gi c‡ii Ask + verb+not (hw` Sentence-wU Affirmative nq, wKš‘Sentence-wU Negative n‡j not D‡V hvq) +so/as+adjective-Gi Positive form+as+cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨I 1g subject |
Comparative : Jamil is wiser than Prodip.
Positive : Prodip is not so wise as Jamil.
Comparative : He is not clever than me.
Positive : I am as clever as him/he.
‡hme ev‡K¨ than any other/all other ‡mme evK¨‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡¤œi MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: No other+than any other/than all other-Gi c‡ii Ask+verb+so/as+adjective-Gi Positive form + as +cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨ subject |
Comparative : Hasan is more intelligent than any other boy.
Positive : No other boy is as intelligent as Hasan.
Comparative : Labiba is more beautiful than all other girls.
Positive : No other girl is so beautiful as Labiba.
Than most other/than few other hy³ Comparative form-‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡¤œi MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: Very few+than most other/ than few other-Gi c‡ii Ask+verb-Gi Plural form+soas+adjective-Gi Positive form+as+ cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨ subject |
Comparative : Iron is more useful than most other metals.
Positive : Very few metals are as useful as Iron.
Comparative : Gold is more valuable than most other metals.
Positive : Other metals are not so valuable as gold.
Less/no less/not less------- than hy³ comparative ‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡¤œi MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: Sub + Verb + no less/ not less-Gi cwie‡Z© as Ges less=Gi cwie‡Z© not-as + adjective-Gi Positive form + than Gi cwie‡Z© as+than Gi c‡ii Ask|
Comparative : is not less strong than you.
Positive : He is as strong as you.
Comparative : She is less beautiful than you said.
Positive : She is not as beautiful as you said.
No sooner had ---------- than hy³ comparative ‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡¤œi MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: No sooner had ¯’v‡b as soon as +sub+g~j verbGi past form + than-Gi c~e© ch©šÍ Ask+than ¯’v‡b Comma (,) +than cieZ©x Ask|
Comparative : No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away.
Positive : As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away.
Comparative : NO sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
Positive : As soon as he reached the station, the train left.
Superlative to Positive
mvaviY Superlative ‡_‡K Positive Ki‡Z n‡j wb‡¤œi MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
Structure: No other superlative adjective-Gi c‡ii Ask+verb+so/as+superlative-Gi Positive form + as + cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨i cÖ_g subject.
Superlative : Asia is the largest continent in the world.
Positive : No other continent in the world is so large as Asia.
N.B Positive form-iæcvšÍ‡ii mgq of all/ of any D‡V hv‡e|
Superlative : Shakespeare is the greatest of all dramatists.
Positive : No other dramatist is as great as Shakespeare.
One of the hy³ Superlative form-‡K Positive form-Gi iæcvšÍi Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVb AbymiY Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Very few+superlative form-Gi c‡ii Ask + verb + so/as + superlative-Gi positive form + as + cÖ`Ë ev‡K¨I cÖ_g Subject.
Superlative : Nazrul is one of the best poets in Bangla.
Positive : Very few pets in Bangla are so good as Nazrul.
Note: very few-Gi c‡ii noun I verb plural nq|
Positive to Superlative
No other hy³ Positive-‡K Superlative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVbcÖYvjx Abymv‡i Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: ev‡K¨i †k‡li sub+verb+the+positive-Gi Superlative form + no other D‡V hvq Ges Gi ci †_‡K verb-Gi ce© ch©šÍ Ask e‡m|
Positive : No other girl in the class is so tall as Katerina.
Sup erlative : Katerina is the tallest girl in the class.
Positive : No other student of our class is so meritorious as Aziz.
Superlative : Aziz is the most meritorious boy of our class.
Very few hy³ positive-‡K Superlative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVbcÖYvjx Abymv‡i Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: ev‡K¨i †k‡li sub+verb+one of the +positive-Gi Superlative form + very few D‡V hvq Ges Gi ci †_‡K verb-Gi ce© ch©šÍ Ask e‡m|
Positive : Very few poets are as great as Nazrul.
Superlative : Nazrul is one of the greatest poets.
Comparative to Superlative
Than any other/than all other hy³ comparative-‡K superlative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVbcÖYvjx Abymv‡i Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Sub + verb + the + comparative-Gi superlative form+than any other/than all other-Gi c‡ii Ask|
Comparative : He is better than any other boy in the class.
Superlative : He is the best boy in the class.
Comparative : He is stronger than all other boys.
Superlative : He is the strongest of all boys.
Than most/few other hy³ comparative-‡K superlative Ki‡Z n‡j wb¤œwjwLZ MVbcÖYvjx Abymv‡i Ki‡Z nq|
Structure: Sub + verb + one of the + comparative-Gi Superlative form + most other / many other few other D‡V hvq Gi c‡ii Ask|
Comparative : Dhaka is bigger than most other cities of Bangladesh.
Superlative : Dhaka is one of the biggest cities of Bangladesh.
Comparative : Bangladeshi is richer than many other countries of the world.
Superlative : Bangladesh is one of the richest countries of the world.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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1. Plain positive: sub + verb + a/an + adj +noun/pronoun
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1. Sub + verb + adj (comp) + than any other + noun (singular)
You are worse than any other boy.
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1. Sub + verb + article the + adj (sup) You are the worst boy
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2. No other + noun + verb + as adj + as + other word
No other boy is as brilliant as sohle
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2. Sub (2nd) + verb + adj (comp) + than + any other + noun.
Sohel is more brilliant than any other boy.
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2. Sub (2nd) + verb+ the + adj (sup) + noun.
Sohel is the most brilliant boy.
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3. Very few + noun (plural) + verb + as + adj + as + other word very few metals are as costly as gold.
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Sub (2nd) + verb+ not +adj than + most + other + noun (plural) Gold is costlier than most other matals.
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3. Sub + verb + one of the | adj (sup) + noun (plural)
Gold is one of the costliest metals.
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4. Sub+verb+as+adj+as+noun
He is as tall as his brother.
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3. Sub (2nd) + verb+ no + adj (comp) / less (adj)+ than + sub (1st) His brother is not taller than he.
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4. No superlative
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5. Sub+verb+not+as+adj+as + noun.
You are not as fat as Asim.
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5. Sub (2nd) + verb + adj (comp)/less (adj) | than | sub (1st) Asim is fatter than you.
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5. No superlative
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6. As soon as ……………..
As soon as he reached the station, the train started.
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6. No sooner had ………. than
No sooner had he reached the
Station than the train started.
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6. No superlative.
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Rules of Comparison of Adjective
‡h mg¯Í Adjective-G evK¨wU gvÎ Syllable _v‡K Zv‡`i †k‡l er ‡hv‡M Comparative Ges est ‡hv‡M Superlative Ki‡Z nq|
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Cheap
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Cheaper
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Cheapest
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Close
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Closer
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Closest
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Deep
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Deeper
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Deepest
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Fine
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Finer
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Finest
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Great
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Greater
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Greatest
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Hard
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Harder
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Hardest
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Light
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Lighter
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Lightest
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Low
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Lower
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Lowest
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Rich
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Richer
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Richest
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Short
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Shorter
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Shortest
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Soft
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Softer
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Softest
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Small
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Smaller
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Smallest
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Strong
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Stronger
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Strongest
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Tall
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Taller
|
Tallest
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Weak
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Weaker
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Weakest
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Young
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Younger
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Youngest
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wKš‘ †h mg¯Í Adjective-Gi ‡k‡l ‘e’ _v‡K Zv‡`i †k‡l ‘r’ ‡hv‡M comparative Ges ‘st’ ‡hv‡M Superlative Ki‡Z nq|
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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able
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abler
|
ablest
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blue
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bluer
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Bluest
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Brave
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Braver
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Bravest
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Close
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Closer
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Closest
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Fine
|
Finer
|
Finest
|
Large `
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Larger
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Largest
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Noble
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Nobler
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Noblest
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Wise
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Wiser
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Wisest
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Attentive
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Beautiful
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Dutiful
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Diligent
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Question No. 6: Read the text and change the sentences as directed
Dhaka Board-16
Pohela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (Complex)
It is the first day of the Bengali year when the city roads get so jam packed. (Simple)
Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive)
Although I do not like gathering, I enjoy the activities of the day. (Compound)
It is one of the most interesting days of the year. (Positive)
Rajshahi Board-16
Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it exclamatory)
People of all ages enjoy this game. (Make it passive)
At present cricket is the most popular game in our country. (Make it comparative)
Though cricket is a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it. (Make it simple)
Bangladesh is a test playing country but its standard is not high. (Make it complex)
Comilla Board-16
We are very much proud of our freedom fighters. (a) They fought for the country with a patriotic zeal (make it compound). (b) They are the most courageous sons of our nation (make it positive). (c) Everybody admires and respects them greatly (make it passive). (d) Nobody denies their contribution to their motherland (make it affirmative).
Dinajpur Board-16
Anger is nothing but a vice. (Interrogative)
It is compared to flame. It begets only the worst. (Negative)
So we should control it for our sake. (Passive)
He who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles. (Simple)
Realising it we should try to be emotionally balanced.
Jessore Board-16
Helal refused the money. (Negative)
Nasir earnestly desires to see her once. (Exclamatory)
The house which I live in at present is comfortable. (Simple)
He delivered a speech and everybody admired it. (Simple)
It disturbed him but he did not know the reason. (Complex)
Chittagong Board-16
No person can be happy without friends. So, (a) everybody wants friends. (Make it negative without changing the meaning) (b) The heart is formed for love and cannot be happy without the opportunity of giving and receiving love. (Complex) (c) But you cannot find others to love you unless you love them. (Simple) (d) You cannot be happy without it. (Make it interrogative without changing the meaning) So (e) as love is divine, everybody wants to love. (Compound)
Sylhet Board-16
The Tajmahal, the unique tomb, is the 7th wonder of the world. (a) It was three hundred years ago since emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj. (Make it simple) (b) As he loved his wife Mumtaj very much, he built it as a tomb of his dear wife. (Make it compound) (c) The building was made with fine white marbles. (Make it active) (d) It rests on a platform of red stone, therefore it looks very nice. (Make it complex) (e) The Tajmamhal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. (Make it positive). Many tourists come here to enjoy the scenery of the Taj.
Barisal Board-16
The Chinese put a lot of emphasis on the unity. (make it passive)
The parks are crowded. (negative without changing meaning)
There are lots of clean parks in the cities. (Compound)
In the evening many families watch television and spend their free time. (Simple)
Life becomes dull without recreation. (Complex)
Rajshahi College-15
(a) Day to day life in Dhaka is expensive. (Negative) (b) People livingbelow the poverty line lead a miserable life. (complex) (c) Price hike is one of the biggest problems for them. (positive) (d) The government has taken necessary measures to keep the price hike under control. (passive) (e) The people who are greedy are responsible for price spiral. (simple)
New Govt. Degree College-15
Adulteration is the act of making any commodity impure by admixture of other or inferior ingredients. (a) this admixture may corrupt the nature of the original commodity. (make it passive). (b) the value or the effectiveness of the finished product is destroyed by adulteration (Make it complex). (c) Adulterated foods and beverages cause a serious health hazard. (c) we have laws and laws enforcing agencies to stop the dishonest businessmen (Make it interrogative). (d) their effort has been proved ineffective since adulteration of foods and other commodities is on the increase (Make it compound). (e) it is strong public awareness which is essential for the fight against adulteration (Make it simple).
Rajshahi Govt. City College-15
(a) Haven’t you heard the name of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam? (Assertive) (b) Very few poets in Bangali literature are as famous as Kazi Nazrul. (Superlative) Nazrul’s writings were full of hope and aspiration. (c) His writing awakened the sleeping people of this subcontinent. (Passive) (c) He helped the people to fight for independence. (Complex) (d) Would that I were a poet like Nazrul! (Assertive)
Rajshahi Govt. Women’s College-15
(a) Education is much more than getting certificates (Negative). (b) We have to acquire an enlightened mind enriched with the ability of free thinking and rationality (Complex). (c) If we are not blind to our feelings, our mental horizon will be broadened (Simple). (d) We should achieve the capability to think from other’s perspective and have an unbiased and balanced opinion (Complex). (e) Along with this, our mind should always be equipped with rationality that gives us a stand leading to better understanding of other’s and co-existence (Active).
Rajshahi University School & College-15
(a) Poverty is the greatest problem in our country. (make it positive) We hardly realize that this miserable condition is our own creation. (b) Many people do not try to better their conditions by hard labour. (make it compound) (c) They only curse their fate. (make it passive) But this is not reality. (d) it is man who is the maker of his own fortune. (make it simple) So, they should work hard to improve their lot. (e) By working hard, they can remove their poverty. (make it negative).
Govt. Azizul Haque College-15
(a) The Royal Bengal Tigers of the Sundarbans are the most famous in the world (Make in a question). (b) All know it for its ferocity (Make it passive). (c) Now, the number of the Royal Bengal Tigers is not increasing (Make it a affirmative sentence). (d) The Royal Bengal Tiger are the target of the illegal poachers (Make it a complex sentence). (e) We ought to preserve this precious wildlife from the extinction by any means (Make it passive). (f) We should save tigers to save our Sundarbans (Make it a complex sentence). (g) Let us not be cruel to them (Make it a statement). (h) Tigers maintain a balance in the Sunderbans (Make it passive). (i) We should punish those who poach tigers illegally (Make it a simple sentence). (j) We should be determined to save tigers (Make it a question).
Bogra Cantt Public School & Cllege-15
(a) There is no college without a library. (Affirmative) (b) We must read many books other than textbooks to widen our knowledge. (complex) (c) A college helps us in this respect. (passive) (d) Moreover, we are provided with joy. (active) (e) They are the best of all friends. (comparative)
Govt. MR Women’s College-15
(a) Once upon a time there lived a maiden named Cinderella (Make it compound). (b) Her mother was dead and she had work very hard in the kitchen (make it simple). (c) She had two cousins, but they were unkind to her (make it complex). (d) They made her do all the works in the house (make it passive) (e) Sometimes, to keep herself warm she crept in among the cinders (make it Complex).
RDA Laboratory School & College-15
The old sailor shot the Ablatross (Passive).
At this the sailors were very angry with him. (Negative)
Their throats were dry and they could not speak. (Complex)
Since the old sailor killed the bird, he brought bad luck to the sailors. (Simple)
It was a very unlucky day. (Exclamatory)
Police Lines School & College-15
(a) Charles Karoro, a banker draws a good salary (compplex). He lices in small apartment in Nairobi. (b) His wife loves gardening (Passive). (c) But the apartment is so small that it does not have a garden (simple). (d) Nairobi is one of the most expensive towns in Africa. (positive degree). Karoro’s relatives often visit his house and stay there for long time. (e) This is real problem for Karoro. (Interrogative)
Govt. Shaheed Bulbul College-15
(a) Everybody lives in society (Negative. (b) We should not disturb social order (Affirmative). (c) If we maintain it, we shall be able to lead a peaceful life (simple). (d) Who doesn’t like peace? (Assertive). (e) it is so much required. (Active).
Al-Hera Academy School & College-15
Cricket is a very exciting game. (Complex)
People all over the world enjoy this game very much. (Passive)
At present cricket is one of the most popular game in our country. (Comparative)
Though it is a very costly game, young men and children get a great deal of delight playing it. (Compound)
It is a matter of sorrow that the performance of Bangladesh Cricket Team is not up to the mark. (Exclamatory)
Naogaon Govt. College-15
An interview board is important for every candidate. (a) It is important what you perform in an interview board (simple). (b) Some people regard interview as a poor predictor of future performance. (passive) (c) The candidates having a good command on subjectivity can get the benefits. (Complex) (d) To be succeeded, certainly you have to show confidence and enthusiasm. (compound) (e) Interview is one of the best ways to judge a suitable candidate.
Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College-15
Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban are the three hilly districts where nature has opened her wings of beauty. (Simple)
One day the farmer saw that the fence round the garden was broken. (Passive)
The broken fence was not repaired by the farmer. (Compound)
The presence of tribal people there makes this place more splendid. (Complex)
What cannot be cured must be endured. (Active)
Jaypurhat Govt. Women’s College-15
Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. (Positive). (b) But it is not as poor as Ethiopia. (Comparative) (c) The poor people lead a miserable life. (Complex) (d) They cannot sent their children to schools because they are poor. (Simple) (e) It is a great pity. (Exclamatory)
Rajuk Uttara Model College-15
Observe a good teacher and you will not see him motionless. (Complex)
He walks about the class when he feels it necessary. (Compound)
He speaks as he thinks and feels. (Simple)
He is not chained to fixed rules. (Active)
The class becomes communicative and lively. (Negative)
Viqarunnisa Noon School & College-15
There is a popularsaying that health is wealth. (a) Health is the greatest wealth of a man. (Positive). (b) In order to be healthy we have to take a balanced diet everyday (Complex) (c) A balanced diet is a food that contains something from each of the three main groups of food (Simple). There groups are: Protein, carbohydrate and fat. Protein is the most important for building our bodies. (d) They help us to build new cells as old ones die (Simple). (e) Carbohydrate and fat provide the root of our existence named energy (Complex).
Notre Dame College-15
(a) Education is much more than getting certificates. (Negative) (b) If we fail to open up our mind to a broad horizon, our education remains incomplete. (Simple) (c) Along with this, our mind should always be equipped with rationality that gives us a stand leading to better understanding of and with others and co-existence. (Active) In this case, books can help us understand other people. (d) A books is the record of what one does and thinks. (Simple) (e) Wherever you go, the teaching of book will follow you. (Simple)
Ideal School & College-15
(a) Though an efficient banking system is important for economic growth, it is often unable to lend money to the poor. (Simple) (b) Grameen Bank is one of the best examples of micro credit programmes. (Positive) (c) Grameen Bank provides loan to the poor rural women. (Complex) (d) It provides loan to the rural women so that it can develop their living standard. (Compound) (e) Grameen Bank got prestigious Nobel Prize in 2006. (Passive)
Dhaka Residential Model College-15
New Zealand Cricket Team is one of the strongest cricket team in the world. (Positive)
Everyone knows it. (negative)
Naturally they should have defeated Bangladesh in the one-day series. (complex)
However, people of Bangladesh watched a breath taking victory of Bangladesh Tigers over New Zealand. (Compound)
We must be proud of our cricketers. (Negative)
Holly Cross College-15
(a) Jerry was a small boy who lived in the orphanage. (Simple) (b) He was the strongest of all the boys. (Positive) He used to cut wood for the writer. (c) He also did some unnecessary things for her.(Passive) (d) His mother visited him at the orphanage in autumn. (Complex) (e) One morning the writer was awakened by the sound of his tapping on the door. (Active) She did not say anything though she was disturbed.
Dhaka College-15
(a) English is more used than any other language. (Positive) (b) Organizations frequently need employees who have a good command over English. (Simple) (c) There are many companies and they provide English language training for their staff. (Complex) (d) Many believe that English helps people to get good jobs and better salaries. (Passive) (e) English is spoken all over the world. (Active)
Dhaka City College-15
(a) E-mail is a computer based messaging system. (Complex) It is a speedy mode of communication. (b) It eliminates the time spent in establishing phone calls (Interrogative). (c) It is cheaper than telephone calls (Positive). It permits communication between two parties without the parties actually being present simultaneously. (d) It takes only a few seconds to transmit a message from one country to another (Negative). It has, however, not reached everyone, especially in developing countries like ours. (e) But even here people use commercially operated e-mail facilities for important purposes. (passive)
Dhaka Commerce College-15
(a) The birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds. (Make it simple) (b) In winter the weather is too cold for them to live in the north. (Make it complex) (c) They find a better shelter in Bangladesh. (Make it passive) (d) We must protect them (Make it negative) (e) Migratory birds fly faster than the dove. (Make it positive)
Lalmatia Mahila College-15
(a) English is more used than any other language (make positive). (b) Organizations need employees who have a good command over English. (simple). (c) An English knowing man can earn better salary (positive). (d) English is spoken all over the world (Active). (e) We should learn English to make a room for us in the competitive world (Complex).
Milestone College-15
(a) Milestone College is now regarded as one of the best colleges in Bangladesh (Comparative). (b) The teacher of this college are very sincere and active (Negative). (c) They always try to make their students prepared for the examinations (complex). (d) Now people all over the country know this (Passive). (e) The acceptability of this college is rising very rapidly (Exclamatory).
Begum Badrunnesa Govt. Girl’s College-15
(a) Truthfulness is the greatest of all the virtue (make positive). (b) The virtue makes a man really great (make it complex). (c) It we do not cultivate the habit of speaking the truth, we can not command the confidence of others (make it simple. The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we may succeed once or twice by telling a lie, but never brings about a good result. (d) A lie never lies hidden (make it affirmative). Nobody believes a liar. (e) All hate him (make it negative).
Matijheel Model School & College-15
I went back to work, closing the door. (compound)
At first the sound of the boy dragging brush annoyed me. He began to chop. (Passive)
The blows that he made were rythmic tan a constant rain. (Simple)
The sound of his blows were more rythmic than a constant rain. (Positive)
Having forgotten the boy I went back to sleep. (Complex)
Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College-15
Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas presents for each other. (Compound)
Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy gift. (Complex)
Jim also thought so that he could give his wife a nice gift. (Simple)
Della saved a scanty amount of money for this. (Passive)
Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known. (Positive)
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