HSC – Modifiers
1.
Dhaka Board 2019
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 tube well. There are d) ___ (use 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 tube well water. As a result, many of them are suffering from arsenic problem. This problem is g) ___ (pre-modify 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 tube wells having arsenic i) ___ (use a participle to post-modify the verb) red colour. People should be refrained (বিরত রাখা) from drinking water of j) ___ (use demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) tube wells. Otherwise, they will suffer from arsenic.
2.
HSC 2018 (Dhaka Board, Jashore Board, Dinajpur Board, Sylhet Board)
Television has become the most common and a) ___ (pre-modify the noun) source of entertainment of the b) ___ (pre-modify the) world. A wide range of programs of c) ___ (pre-modify the noun) interest is telecast on d) ___ (pre-modify the noun) channels. Almost every middle class and even working 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 Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly informative programs. However, watching TV has become j) ___ (use an article) addiction for many.
3.
HSC 2018 (Rajshahi Board, Chittagong Board, Cumilla Board, Barishal Board)
Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelly of Bengal 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(স্বাভাবিক বিচারবুদ্ধি). 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).
4.
Dhaka Board 2017
Deforestation means cutting down of trees a) ___ (post-modify the verb). To meet up the basic needs of food and housing trees are being cut in large scale and thus it causes b) ___ (pre-modify the noun) imbalance. Besides, there are some dishonest people who cut trees in our forest c) ___ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). The d) ___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) level is rising and many parts of the world are going to be engulfed (গ্রাস করা) by the sea in near future. New areas of the world are e) ___ (use a participle to pre-modify the verb) turned into desert as a result of deforestation. So, we must stop f) ___ (use a participle to pre-modify the verb) down trees unnecessarily. g) ___ (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) trees indiscriminately will be hazardous (বিপজ্জনক) for our future existence. If we destroy trees h) ___ (use an adverbial phrase to post-modify the verb) one day the country will turn into a great desert. The i) ___ (use a participle to pre-modify the noun) temperature will cause greenhouse effect. Necessary measures should be taken j) ___ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb).
5.
Dhaka Board 2016
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 Jorashanko, 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 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 they might lose their son j)___ (post-modify the verb). So, he was called back to Kolkata.
6.
Rajshahi Board 2019
Taking food is essential. We take food a) ___ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). We cannot survive on earth if we do not take food. In fact, b) ___ (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun phrase) living beings need to take food. But it is a matter of great regret that c) ___ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) food is being adulterated. d) ___ (use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) adulteration is increasing e) ___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adverb) alarmingly that we cannot stop it. f) ___ (use a determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) dishonest businessmen use g) ___ (pre-modify the noun) chemicals in food and fruits to make illegal and quick money. But they do not think about h) ___ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) health. i) ___ (use present participle) adulterated food, people get sick. They are often attacked with different fatal diseases. So, j) ___ (use a gerund) food safety is a must today.
7.
Rajshahi Board 2017
Ayesha Begun has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a a)___ (pre-modify the noun) farmer who used b)___ (post-modify the verb by using infinitive) on other people’s land. With great effort they married c)___ (use a pronoun) daughters off by the time they reached teenage. Their sons also started d)___ (use present participle to modify the verb) with their father as e)___ (pre-modify the noun) laborers when they were old enough to help. By the time they were seventeen, they left for towns f)___ (use infinitive to post modify the verb) but after getting married they barely earned enough to support their h)___ (pre-modify the noun) families. Out of desperation, Ayesha Begum started i)___ (post-modify the verb) in the village to feed her old, j)___ (pre-modify the noun) husband and herself.
8.
Rajshahi Board 2016
It was a hot a)___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) day. A b)___ (pre-modify the noun) crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find any water. She felt c)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak, almost giving up hope. Suddenly, she saw a water jog below her. She flew d)___ (post-modify the verb) to see if there was any water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug. The crow tried e)___ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to put the jug down for the water to flow out. But she found f)___ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) jug too heavy. The crow thought g)___ (use a phrase to post-modify the verb) what to do. h)___ (use a participle to pre-modify the verb), she saw some pebbles nearby. She i)___ (pre-modify the verb) had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high j)___ (post-modify the adjective) for the crow to drink. The crow quenched its thirst and flew away.
9.
Chottogram Board 2019
We cannot 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.
10.
Chottogram Board 2017
The people of Bangladesh have expressed their shock a)___ (post modify the verb) at the reaction of the Pakistan Parliament. Pakistan strongly protested the execution (ফাঁসি) of two b)___ (pre-modify the noun) collaborators (রাজাকার) who committed crimes against humanity on their own people in 1971. There is a demand for apology from c)___ (use a noun adjective to modify the noun) government for the crimes of its army during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Recently Pakistan’s National Assembly may be within its rights d)____ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) for the execution of two collaborators. But it is quite clear to us that Pakistan always try to erase its past history. To erase e)____ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) history is not easy because history continues to follow all of us. Pakistan, f)____ (post modify the noun with an appositive), cannot come out of its military influence. As a result, the country has become g)____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) barbarous (বর্বর). So Pakistan is going down h)____ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). The founder of Pakistan Mr. Jinnah was physically i)____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak and so, the state always tried to show its physical strength since j)____ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) birth.
11.
Chottogram Board 2016
Once there lived a a)___ (pre-modify the noun) fox in a jungle. One day, while he was walking b)___ (post-modify the verb) through the jungle he fell into a trap and lost his tail. He felt c)___ (pre-modify the adjective) unhappy and sad. But the fox was very cunning. He hit upon a plan. He invited all the foxes d)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) to a meeting. When all the foxes arrived, the fox without a tail said, “My friend, listen to me please, I have discovered a e)___ (pre-modify the noun) thing. It is that our trails are f)___ (pre-modify the adjective) useless. They look ugly and dirty. So, we all should cut off our tails, shouldn’t we?” All foxes listened to the cunning fox g)___ (post-modify the verb). Most of them agreed h)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their tails. But an old and i)___ (pre-modify the noun) fox said to him, “My friend, your plan nice but evil. Actually, you want to cut off our tails because you have j)___ (pre-modify the noun with a determiner) tail of your own.”
12.
Jashore Board 2019
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 noun 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 to health.
13.
Jashore Board 2017
(Also appeared at Barishal Board 2016)
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). 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.
14.
Jashore Board 2016
Most of the people in a)___ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country do not know the importance of English. In fact, it is an b)___ (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) language and we are living in a c)___ (pre-modify the noun) village. So, if you know English d)___ (post modify the verb with an adverb), you can communicate with e)___ (use article to pre-modify the noun phrase) rest of the world. It is surely an important element of your f)___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) skill. Without the knowledge of English with proper understanding, you cannot complete g)___ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) higher studies because most of the books are written in English in the process of higher education. Poor knowledge of English will also hamper your h)___ (use a noun-adjective) development. In short, if you do not have a good command of English, you will suffer i)___ (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase) of your life. So, don’t waste your time and try to learn English j)___ (post modify the verb with an adverb) from today.
15.
Cumilla Board 2019
Newspaper plays a very a)___ (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization. It publishes news and views of home and abroad. Only b)___ (pre-modify the noun) knowledge is not enough in this competitive world. A newspaper helps a man c)___ (post-modify the verb with infinitive) his knowledge. Besides academic books, one should read newspapers d)___ (post-modify the verb). Newspapers helps one e)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) the facts of the world. f)___ (pre-modify the verb with a participle phrase) regularly one can be aware of everything. There are g)___ (pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspapers. One should select the newspaper h)___ (post-modify the verb). One should choose the i)___ (pre-modify the noun) newspaper because many newspapers present news partially. Whatever the paper is, it j)___ (pre-modify the verb) helps a man.
16.
Comilla Board 2017
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 a 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) food 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.
17.
Comilla Board 2016
I had a peculiar experience a)___ (post modify the verb) while travelling to St. Martin’s Island. I visited the island along with my family. Zahid, b)___ (post modify the noun with an appositive), was our guide. On our way to the island, we watched c)___ (determiner to pre-modify the noun) sea gulls. The d)___ (pre-modify the noun) birds were flying e)___ (post modify the verb) with the ship. They became f)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) dear and friendly to us. We entertained them with chips and biscuits. g)___ (use a present participle to pre-modify the verb) them we became h)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) excited. We decided i)___ (use an infinitive phrase to post modify the verb) in the idyllic (মনোরম) island for a couple of days. We can never forget j)___ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the adjective phrase) lovely sea birds.
18.
Dinajpur Board 2019
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 a noun 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.
19.
Dinajpur Board 2017
Sabbir is a)___(use determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) ideal student. He prepares b)___(use possessive to pre-modify the noun) lessons in collaboration (সহযোগিতা) with his teachers. He does c)___(post modify the verb) in every examination as he does not waste time. He knows time once lost is lost forever. So, he utilizes every moment. During his free time he goes to his native village. He teaches d)___(pre-modify the noun) people. He wants e)___(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) illiteracy from his village. f)___(use present participle to pre-modify the verb) illiteracy from his village, he wants to bring about massive development there. He is g)___(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) devoted to God. He says prayer h)___(use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) times a day. He never tells a lie. He respects his parents very much. Other superiors are also respected by him. His father, i)___(post modify the noun phrase with an appositive) supports him cordially. His mother, an ideal housewife, j)___(pre-modify the verb) supports him very much. Such a student like Sabbir is rarely found nowadays.
20.
Dinajpur Board 2016
Water is a a)___(pre-modify the noun) substance. It has no color of b)___(use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) own. The c)___(use a determiner to pre-modify the noun) name of water is life. By drinking water, we can quench d)___(use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst. Thus we can survive on earth. But e)___(pre-modify the noun) water is life killing. By drinking contaminated water, we suffer from diseases like diarrhea, typhoid etc. We may f)___(pre-modify the verb) face g)___(pre-modify the noun) death by drinking such type of water. We are responsible for h)___(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) pollution. Waste materials from mills and factories are thrown here and there. Farmers use fertilizers and insecticides in their land. During the rainy season, they are mixed with ponds and rivers. Besides, latrines i)___(use a participle to post modify the noun) on ponds and rivers cause water pollution. j)___(pre-modify the noun) awareness should be raised to stop water pollution.
21.
Sylhet Board 2019
A library is a a)___(pre-modify the noun) of knowledge. The students b)___(use a participle) to all classes visit it in their library periods. Our college library is housed in two rooms. c)___(pre-modify the noun) almirahs are placed in one room. The other room is the d)___(use a participle to modify the noun) room where magazines, journals an newspapers are placed. There are about five thousand books in our library which are arranged e)___(post-modify the verb). Any type of book can be traced in no time. The books cater (যোগান দেওয়া) to the needs and interests f)___(use a prepositional phrase). There are two separate sections in the library. One of them contains reference books like g)___(use nouns) etc. The other section contains books h)___(use prepositional phrase). Every student has a library i)___(use a noun). The reading room is always crowded j)___(post-modify the verb) in the afternoon.
22.
Sylhet Board 2017
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 pre-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).
23.
Sylhet Board 2016
Othello, a)___ (use an appositive to post-modify the noun) had risen to become a general. He had shown his bravery in many b)___(use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) battles against the Turks. Everyone praised him c)___(use an adverb to post modify the verb) and the senate trusted and honoured him. Brabantio, a rich senator of Venice had a daughter name d Desdemona d)___(use a relative clause to post modify the noun). Brabantio e)___(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) invited Othello to his house where he and his daughter listened in wonder to Othello as he spoke about his adventures. He told them of deserts, of caves and of mountains high f)___(use an intensifier to post modify the adjective) to touch the sky. Desdemona had to weep g)___(use a present participle to post modify the verb phrase) and she never became tired of listening to it. She pitied Othello h)___(use an adverb to post-modify the verb) for the misfortunes and hardships of his life. Her pity i)___(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) turned to love. She refused all the young men j)___(use an infinitive to post modify the verb) because she loved Othello, a noble Muslim from north Africa.
24.
Barisal Board 2019
The roads a)___ (use an adjective phrase to post-modify the noun) are beset (বিজড়িত) with problems. b)___ (pre-modify the noun) driving is one of them. Most of the drivers are not c)___ (pre-modify the participle) trained. They are not well educated. They can d)___ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) put their signature and read Bengali. They are indifferent (উদাসীন) to e)___ (use a noun adjective) life. They do not realize that life is f)___ (use a determiner) valuable than time. They drive g)___ (post-modify the verb). They do h)___ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) drive consciously. Even they themselves are not conscious of i)___ (use a possessive) own lives. They drive j)___ (use an adverb phrase to post-modify the verb) and try to overtake others.
25.
Barisal Board 2017
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 pro-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.
26.
Barisal Board 2016
(Also appeared at Jashore Board 2017)
A village doctor is a a)___(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) familiar person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is b)___(pre-modify the verb) known as a quack. A village doctor is not a c)___(pre-modify the noun) doctor. He d)___(pre-modify the verb) sits in a small dispensary in the morning and evening. He treats the patient e)___(use a participle to post modify the verb) small fees. 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 medicines to the h)___(pre-modify the adjective) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctor 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) people.
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