Gateway to Basic English Grammar

31/08/2024

04/08/2023

USE OF THE GERUND
282. A Gerund being a verb-noun may be used as —
(1) Subject of a verb: as
Seeing is believing.
Hunting deer is not allowed in this country.
(2) Object of a transitive verb; as,
Stop playing.
Children love making mud castles.
I like reading poetry.
He contemplated marrying his cousin.
(3) Object of a preposition ; as,
I am tired of waiting.
He is fond of swimming.
He was punished for telling a lie.
We were prevented from seeing the prisoner.
I have an aversion to fishing.
(4) Complement of a verb ; as,
Seeing is believing.
What I most detest is smoking.
(5) Absolutely ; as,
Playing cards being his aversion, we did not play bridge. ____________________Reference__High School Grammar by Wren & Martin

18/03/2023

https://youtu.be/vY_jEj2m1Hs

Rules of Changing Passage Narration for JSC ExamineesPresented by,MAMUN MOLLALECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISHRAJUK UTTARA MODEL COLLEGEUTTARA, DHAKA-1230

07/06/2022

https://www.britannica.com/art/oratory-rhetoric

oratory, the rationale and practice of persuasive public speaking. It is immediate in its audience relationships and reactions, but it may also have broad historical repercussions. The orator may become the voice of political or social history. A vivid instance of the way a speech can focus the conc...

20/10/2021

http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1884/linguistic-affect-positive-and-negative-emotion-words-are-contagious-predict-likability-and-moderate-positive-and-negative-affect

Positive affect (PA) is active, enthusiastic, and happy engagement in pleasurable activities and negative affect (NA) includes aversiveness, anger, and fear (Watson et al., 1988). Two studies examined linguistic affect presented as emotion words used...

07/04/2020

HW [for the JSC examinees]
07.04.2020
Transform the following sentences as directed.
1.
(a) No other thing is as useful as computer. (Superlative)
(b) Every student needs computer. (Negative)
(c) A poor students cannot buy it. (Negative)
(d) It is one of the greatest inventions of science. (Positive)
(e) It was not invented overnight. (Active)
2.
(a) Television is one the most common sources of entertainment. (Positive)
(b) It is a costly item. (Negative)
(c) We are entertained by it. (Active)
(d) Everybody learns many things by watching television. (Passive)
(e) Who does not like a good programme? (Affirmative)

3. Change the following passage into indirect speech.
Zaman said to me, "Have you finished reading the book I gave you yesterday?" "Yes, I have finished reading the book." I replied. "What an interesting book it is! I wish I would borrow the book earlier!" I said, "Will you return the book to me today?" he asked.
4. Write a dialogue between two friends about their ensuing examination. (Upload the dialogue after writing it)

02/04/2020

HW
02.04.2020 [for JSC]

1. Transform the following sentences as directed.
(a) So far as we know, the bee is a special kind of insect. (Negative)
(b) Honey is collected without any rest. (Active)
(c) In winter, it does not remain active. (Affirmative)
(d) Its duty is to collect honey flying from flower to flower. (Interrogative)
(e) The intellectuals say that we should follow the life of a bee. (Passive)

2. Fill in the blanks using suitable word.
Fifteen -year old Shamima’s dreams were a. ______ in the bud. Her father wanted to marry her off against her will. Marrying b. ______ a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh. Shamima did not want to get married. But nobody paid any c. ______ to her. They arranged her marriage with a man much older than her. All her d._____ and protests went in e. ______. Shamima was married off to Amirul Islam.

3. Re-write the following passage using proper capitalization and punctuation.
i have got gpa-5 in the ssc examination said rafiq congratulations said i what do you intend to do now i want to study in a reputed college ill try to get admission in notre dame college rafiq replied

01/04/2020

64. Transform the following sentences as directed. (for JSC)
(a) A student of class eight should make the proper use of his time. (Negative)
(b) He cannot but read more. (Affirmative)
(c) Teachers should help him in every possible ways. (Passive)
(d) Guardians should also be aware of it. (Interrogative)
(e) Then a student will make a great result. (Exclamatory)

29/07/2019