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Television has become the most common and (a)---(pre-modify the noun) source of
entertainment of the (b) – (pre-modify the noun) world. A wide range of programs of (c)---
(pre-modify the adjective) 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/great/popular; b) present /current; c) varied/various; d) numerous; e)

Various Television; f) very/highly; g) highly; h) run/conducted; i) several/some/many; j) an

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1. Pre Modifier
2. Post Modifier

1. Pre Modify the noun – Adj.+ Noun

2. Post Modify the verb –Verb Adv.

Newspaper plays a very ______ (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization.
Deforestation means cutting down of trees ___ (post modify the verb).

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Rabindranath Tagore was a (a)--- (pre-modify the noun) poet of Bengali

literature. He was born in a (b)--- (pre-modify the noun) family at Jarasanko,
Kolkata. He went to school (c)--- (post-modify the verb). He wrote his (d)---(pre-
modify the noun) verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, he went to
London (e)--- (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) school there. He was put
up in a lodging house under the care of a (f)---(pre-modify the noun) coach, Mr
Scott. He was lucky (g)---(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) an English
family of Mr Scott. He also visited the House of Parliament (h)--- (post-modify
the verb with an infinitive) Gladstone and John Bright’s debates on Irish rule. He
wrote letters to Kolkata (i)---(post-modify the verb with a present participle)
English society. At this, his family thought that they might lose their son (j)---
(postmodify the verb). So, he was called back to Kolkata.

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HSC Modifier
02.
এ 5 0ut of 5
03.
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Use pre modify the Noun

Use a Noun-adjective to pre modify the Noun
Use pre modify the Noun with possessive
Modifier Use a Determiner/Quantifier/Article

Use Intensifier to pre modify the Adjective

Use a participle to pre modify the Noun
Use a Gerund to post modify the Verb
Use a demonstrative to pre modify the Noun
Pre modify the verb
Use an Appositive
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Use pre modify the Noun

Adjective+Noun

harmful/poisonous/detrimental/familiar/Common/significant/important/bookish
/essential/valuable/integral/various/varied/numerous/different/Polluted/Conta
minated/multiracial/valiant/Brave/small/large/natural/good/widespread/great/
popular/famous/great/rebel/renowned/young/kind/ecological/environmental/lan
dless/Cruel/balanced/rich/wealth/toxic/skilled/qualified/wonderful/

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Use pre modify the Noun

Arsenic is a ----------- substance[DB 19]

He was a ----------- poet [HSC 18]

A village doctor is a very ---------person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. [JB '17]

Rabindranath Tagore was a -----------poet of Bengali literature. [DB '16]

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01. Arsenic is a ______ (pre-modify the noun) substance. (DB: 2019)

02. Newspaper plays a very ______ (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization.
03. Only ______ (pre-modify the noun) knowledge is not enough in this competitive world.
04. There are ______ (pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspapers.
05. A wide range of programs of ______ (pre-modify the adjective) interest is telecast of many
channels.

Ans: (1) harmful/dangerous/poisonous; (2) significant/ important; (3) bookish; (4) different/
various; (4) varied/various

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Use a Noun-adjective to pre modify the Noun

Noun+Noun

Television programs, skill language, Cricket match / team /

player, sea/water level , language development, career
development, Village people , ----- pollution, blood circulation,
foreign currencies, day laborer, Village people , food
adulteration, mobile phone , ----- government , ----- Literature
, ----- Teacher/ Professor.

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Use a Noun-adjective to pre modify the Noun

Noun+Noun

----------- programs are very entertaining [HSC 18]

The ----------- level is rising [DB 17]

Poor knowledge of English will also hamper your --------

development.[DB 16]

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01. Most of our ______ (use a noun adjective to pre- modify the
noun) people drink tube well water. (DB: 2019)
02. ______ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun)
adulteration is increasing very alarmingly that we cannot stop it.
03. Most of our ______ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun)
people drink tubewell water.
04. His literary works have enriched ______ (use a noun- adjective)
literature. (BB: 2018, SB: 2017)
05. The ______ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) level is
rising and many parts of the world are going to be engulfed by the sea
in near future

Ans: (1) village; (2) Food; (3) village; (4) Bangla; (5) sea/water;

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Use Determiner (Article,Quantifier,Demonstrative, Number)

Articles : a/an, the

Demonstratives : this, that, these, those,
Quantifiers:Plural C.N many, (a) few, fewer,
Unc. Noun much, (a) little,less, most,
more,most, some, all, any etc.
Numbers : one, two. three etc.
Ordinals : first, second, third, 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.

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Use Determiner to pre modify the Noun

You can communicate with (e)--- (use the article to pre-modify the noun phrase) rest of the world.

Smoking is (a)---(use determiner) very bad habit.

It causes (d) ---(use quantifier) fatal diseases in our body.

They do not realize that life is (f)---(use a determiner) valuable than time.
Here (j) — (use a determiner) nutritionist can help us.

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01. ____ (use a determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) dishonest

businessmen use poisonous chemicals in food and fruits to make illegal and quick
money. (RB: 2019
02. They do not realize that life is ____ (use a determiner) valuable than time.
03. However, watching TV has become (j) --- (use an article) addiction for many.
04. There are ____ (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) villages in our
country. (DB: 2019)
05. In fact, ____ (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun phrase) living beings
need to take food. (RB: 2019)

Ans: Some; more; an, many, all

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 Modifier
01. ____ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun)
substance is found in the water of the tubewell. (DB: 2019)
02. People should be refrained from drinking water of ____ (use
demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) tubewells. (DB: 2019)
03. To erase ____ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun)
history is not easy because history continues to follow all of us.
(CB: 2017)

Ans: (1) this; (2) these; (3) this/that;

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Possessive+Noun
Subjective Objective Possessive Double Reflexive Pronoun
Pronoun Pronoun Adjective Possessive/
Possesive Pronoun
I me my mine myself
we us our ours ourselves
you you your yours yourself/ yourselves
It It Its Its Itself
He him his his himself
She her her hers herself
They them their theirs themselves
one one one's oneself
Who whom whose
Rahim Rahim Rahim’s

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Use pre modify the Noun with POSSESSIVE

Possessive+Noun

He wrote ceaselessly until the death of ------ poetic glair[HSC 18]

He prepares ------ lessons in collaboration with his teachers.[dinaj’B 17]

We should select ------ diet according to our needs[CB 17]

The state always tried to show its physical strength since ---- birth.[dnj’B 17]

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01. There are many villages in ____(use a possessive) country. (DB: 2019)
02. Nazrul wrote ceaselessly until the death of ____(use a possessive)
poetic flair. (BB: 2018, SB: 2017)
03. But it is a matter of great regret that ____ (use possessive to pre-
modify the noun) food is being adulterated.
04. But they do not think about ____ (use a possessive to pre-modify the
noun) health. (RB: 2019)

Ans: (1) our; (1) his; (1) our; (2) their

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Intensifier as Pre-modifier

Intensifier Very,So
Great,Remarkably,Amazingly,Incredibly,Exceptionally,Really,
Extremely,Quite,Extraordinarily,Absolutely,Completely

Comparative much/far Rakin is much smarter than I.

He is (g)---(use an intensifier to pre modify the adjective) devoted to God.
Raja is (i)---(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) gentle.
They became (f)---(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dear and friendly to us.

Raja is (i)---(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) gentle.

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01. His songs are ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective)
melodious. (RB, CB, BB: 2018, SB: 2017)
02. It is ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dangerous for
human health. (DB: 2019)
03. Television programs are ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the
adjective) entertaining. (DB, SB: 2018)
04. He is ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) devoted to Allah.
05. Food adulteration is increasing ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the
adverb) alarmingly that we cannot stop it.
06. He felt ___ (pre-modify the adjective) unhappy and sad.

Ans: (1) very/ so; (2) very/ so; (3) very/ greatly; (4) very/ so; (5) very/ so; (6) very/ so;

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Use a participle/gerund to pre modify Use a participle/gerund to post modify

the Noun the Noun/Verb

Verb+ing +Noun Noun/Verb+ Verb+ing/ V3

The other room is the (d) –------ (use a participle to modify the noun) room where
magazines, journals and newspapers are placed.
We must stop (f) — (use a participle to post-modify the verb) down trees unnecessarily.

– --(use a participle to pre-modify the noun) trees indiscriminately will be hazardous .

The students (b) — (use a participle) to all classes visit it in their library periods.
We can keep fit (h) – (use a participle to post-modify the verb) a balanced diet.
---------- (use a gerund) food safety is a must today..
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01. The ______(use participle to pre-modify the noun)

temperature will cause the greenhouse effect.[DB 17]
02. Latrines ______(participle to post-modify the noun) on ponds and
rivers cause water pollution.
03. Courses ______(participle to post-modify the noun) by the Open
University are shown on BTV. (DB, DinB, JB, SB: 2018)
04. — (use present participle) adulterated food, people get sick.

Ans: (1) rising; (2) built/ standing; (3) run; (4) throwing (5) eating/taking

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modify the verb

Adverb+verb or Verb + Adv.

Well, quietly, mainly/basically/wholeheartedly , indiscriminately/randomly; , all the
time; indiscriminately/ randomly at random / in a merciless way; regularly;
everyday/properly/ rightly/ justly/ wisely/ almost;/always /never/ really /actually/
truly/indiscriminately/hugely/enormously/systematically/generally/recklessly/despe
rately/inconsiderately/hardly/greatly/vastly/

very fast/very quickly/very desperately /very speedily/indiscriminately

in an indiscriminate way/without any consideration/in an inconsiderate manner; on a large scale

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modify the verb

Adverb+verb or Verb + Adv.

His mother, an ideal housewife, wholeheartedly supports him very much. Such a
student like Sabbir is rarely found nowadays. [DinajB '17]

Brabantio warmly invited Othello to his house where he and his daughter
listened in wonder to Othello as he spoke about his adventures. [SB '16]

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01. Deforestation means cutting down of trees ___ (post modify the verb).
02. He sang the songs of equality ___ (use an adverbial phrase). (BB: 2018)
03. If we destroy trees ___ (use an adverbial phrase to post-modify the verb), one
day the country will turn into a great desert. (DB: 2017)
04. Besides academic books, one should read newspapers ___ (post-modify the verb).
05. He wrote ___ (post-modify the verb) in every branch of Bengali literature.
06. People (pre-modify the verb with an adverb) depend on agriculture. (DinjB: 2019)
07. He is (b) (pre-modify the verb) known as quack.
08. This problem is (pre-modify the verb) found in North Bengal. (DB: 2019)04.
Language is (pre-modify the adjective) present in our life

Ans: (1) indiscriminately/randomly; (2) all the time; (3) indiscriminately/ randomly at random / in a
merciless way; (4) regularly; (5) almost; (6) mainly/largely; (7) well; (8) often; (9) always / ever;

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Use an Appositive

Noun, Noun
His father, a successful businessman, supports him
cordially[DinajB '17].

Pakistan, a country with a complex political history, cannot

come out of its military influence. [CtgB '17]

Nazrul, a prodigious poet, won the attention of everyone in his

early childhood. [SB '17]

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01. Nazrul, (c) (use an appositive), won the attention of

everyone in his early childhood. (BB: 2018,SB: 2017)
02. Pakistan (post modify the noun with an appositive), can't
come out of its military influence. (CB: 2017)

Ans: (1) the rebel poet / national poet of Bangladesh;

(2) the mostly military ruled country/the country

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Infinitive as Post-modifier:
Infinitive Adjective, Verb Post-modifier :
(i) He wanted to know the matter.
(ii) Sumon went to market to buy a shirt.
(iii) Rana liked to play cricket in the afternoon.
(iv) They tried to win the match.
(v) My parents encouraged me to study.

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01. Now, we are able ___ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive)
natural gas from underground. (DinjB: 2019)
02. We should take proper measures ___ (post-modify the verb with an
infinitive phrase).
03. A newspaper helps a man ___ (post-modify the verb with infinitive)
his general knowledge.
04. It is essential for us ___(post-modify the verb with infinitive) a
healthy life. (CB: 2017)

Ans: (1) to raise; (2) to prevent it; (3) to increase / to enlarge / to enrich;
(4) to lead/ to maintain;
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Raja, (a)--- (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is known to his classmates as a good student.
He has (b)---(use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) good qualities. He knows that the (c)--- (use an
adjective to pre-modify the noun) duty of a student is to study and he never neglects (d)---(use a
demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) duty. He prepares (e)---(use possessive to pre-modify the
noun) lessons regularly. He maintains discipline. He knows the value of time. He gets up (f)---(post-
modify the verb with an adverb) so that he can get enough time to study. He goes to school (g)---
(post-modify the verb with an adverb). He never wastes a (h)---(use determiner to pre-modify the
noun) moment in vain. Raja is (i)---(pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) gentle. He always
obeys his parents and teachers. He never mixes with (j)---(pre-modify the noun) boys. A student like
Raja is a great asset of a nation.

a) a school boy; b) some/many; c) prime/chief; d) this; e) his; f) early; g) regularly; h)

single; i) very; j) bad

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A village doctor is a very (a) —- (pre-modify the noun) person in the rural areas of
Bangladesh. He is (b) — (pre-modify the verb) known as quack. A village doctor is not a
(c) – (pre-modify the noun) doctor. He usually sits in a small dispensary (d) — (post-
modify the verb). He treats the patients (e) – (use a participle phrase to post-modify
the verb). A village doctor is not a (f) —- (pre-modify the noun) man. His chamber is
(g) — (pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicine to (h) —-
(pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctors is
(i)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a
great friend to the (j)___ (pre-modify the noun) villagers.

a) familiar/common; b) usually/ commonly; c) skilled/qualified; d) everyday /regularly; e)

taking small money; f) rich/wealth; g) not/poorly; h) critical/poor; i) very/quite; j) poor

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Television has become the most common and (a)---(pre-modify the noun) source of
entertainment of the (b) – (pre-modify the noun) world. A wide range of programs of (c)---
(pre-modify the adjective) 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/great/popular; b) present /current; c) varied/various; d) numerous; e)

Various Television; f) very/highly; g) highly; h) run/conducted; i) several/some/many; j) an

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Rabindranath Tagore was a (a)--- (pre-modify the noun) poet of Bengali literature. He was born in a
(b)--- (pre-modify the noun) family at Jarasanko, Kolkata. He went to school (c)--- (post-modify the
verb). He wrote his (d)---(pre-modify the noun) verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, he
went to London (e)--- (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) school there. He was put up in a
lodging house under the care of a (f)---(pre-modify the noun) coach, Mr Scott. He was lucky (g)---
(post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) an English family of Mr Scott. He also visited the House
of Parliament (h)--- (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) Gladstone and John Bright’s debates on
Irish rule. He wrote letters to Kolkata (i)---(post-modify the verb with a present participle) English
society. At this, his family thought that they might lose their son (j)--- (postmodify the verb). So, he
was called back to Kolkata.

a) famous/great/renowned; b) rich/solvent; c) early; d) first; e) to attend; f)

professional; g) enough to get/to have/to find; h) to listen to; i) praising/admiring; j)
ultimately/forever
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