Sentence Connectors
4. Students have certain duties towards the country, (a) ··, they must contribute to the eradication of illiteracy. During the vacation they can go to villages and teach the illiteracy people. (b) ··, they can make a literate nation and ensure a considerable development. (c) ··, the students have to create awareness among the common people about the basic rules of health and sanitation. (d) ··, it will have an enormous effect on the overall development of the country. (e) ··, the students should teach the illiterate farmers about the scientific methods of cultivation. (f) ··, they should take part in voluntary service during the crisis periods of a country. (g) ··, the students should prepare themselves as the future leaders of the country. They must be serious in this matter. (h) ··, they will fail to prepare themselves. (i) ··, the country will not see the light of development. (j)··, the students are the most vital element of a country and their development means the development of the country.
Answers : (a) firstly; (b) thus; (c) secondly ; (d) because ; (e) at the same time ; (f) thirdly; (g) finally ; (h) otherwise; (i) consequently; (j) so
5.Time and tide wait for none (a) ? no one can stop the march of time. (b) ? we should not waste a single moment in vain (c) ? we should make the proper use of very single moment of our life. (d) ? the students should understand the value of time. Some students pass away their valuable time in Facebook. (e) ? they kill their time (f) ? they cannot prepare their lessons well. (g) ? they always have a poor preparation for the exam. (h) ? they cannot do well in the exam. (i) ? they donÕt stop wasting time (j) ? they continue to waste their time using Facebook till it is too late for them.
Answer : (a) that is why/ truly; (b) so; (c) rather/ instead ; (d) specially ; (e) virtually/as a matter of fact; (f) consequently ; (g) therefore ; (h) as a result/ consequently; (i) yet; (j) rather
Narration/Speech
1. 'Where did you go yesterday?' said Lipi.'I went to Chittagong to see my mother,'said Mina. 'She has been suffering from high blood pressure.' Is she sound now?' said Rajon. 'No,' said Mina.
Answer : Lipi asked Mina where she (m) had gone the previous day. Mina replied that she (m) had gone to Chittagong to see her (m) Mother. Mina added that she (mo) had been suffering from high blood pressure. Lipiagain asked Mina if she (mo) was sound then. Minareplied in the negative.
2. 'Ratan, have you done your English lesson today?' asked the teacher. 'Yes, Sir, I did it. But I haven't understood some grammatical points.' replied Ratan. 'Where is the problem?' said the teacher. 'Let us try again.'
Answer : The teacher asked Ratan if he had done his English lesson that day. Ratan replied that he had done it but he had not understood some grammatical points. The teacher again asked him where the problem was. He suggested that they should try again.
3. 'I've got GPA-5 in the SSC examination' said Rafiq. 'Congratulation!' I said. 'What do you intend to do now?' '
I want to study physics, Chemistry and higher Mathematics of H.S.C at home.' 'I'll to try to get admission in BUET after my H.S.C exam.' Rafiq replied.
Answer : Rafiq said that she had got GPA-5 in the SSC Examination. I congratulated him. I asked him what he intended to do then. He replied that he wanted to study Physics, Chemistry and Higher Mathematics' of H.S.C at home. He added that he would try to get admission in BUET after his H.S.C exam.
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