ইংরেজি ২য় পত্র

Transformation of sentences

প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থীরা, আজ ইংরেজি ২য় পত্রের Part-A-এর Transformation of sentences নিয়ে আলোচনা করব। এ ক্ষেত্রে একটি ছোট passage থাকবে। Passage-এ ৫টি sentence-এর নিচে দাগ টানা থাকবে ও ডান পার্শ্বে বন্ধনীর ভেতর একটি নির্দেশ দেওয়া থাকবে। নির্দেশ অনুসারে sentence-গুলো পরিবর্তন করতে হবে। এ প্রশ্নের জন্য নম্বর থাকবে ৫।

Question: Transform the underlined sentences as directed. 5

Set-11
(a) Long long ago there was a king who was very wise. (simple) (b) People called him wise Solomon. (passive) (c) Actually, at that time he was the wisest of all. (comparative) (d) There was another ruler also named queen of Sheba. (compound) (e) One day she thought Solomon’s wisdom should not remain untested. (complex)
Ans: (a) Long long ago there was a very wise king. (b) He was called wise Solomon by people. (c) Actually, at that time he was wiser than all other kings. (d) There was another ruler and she was named queen of Sheba. (e) One day she thought that Solomon’s wisdom should not remain untested.

Set-12
(a) This admixture may corrupt the nature of the original commodity. (passive) (b) The value or the effectiveness of the finished product is destroyed by adulteration. (active) Adulterated foods and beverages cause a serious health hazards. (c) We have laws and law-enforcing agencies to stop the dishonest businessmen. (complex) (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).
Ans: (a) The nature of the original commodity may be corrupted by this admixture. (b) Adulteration destroys the value or the effectiveness of the finished product. (c) We have laws and law-enforcing agencies that/which can stop the dishonest businessmen. (d) Their effort has been proved ineffective and so adulteration of foods and other commodities is on the increase. (e) Strong public awareness is essential for the fight against adulteration.

Set-13
(a) Water, an important vital element of environment, is polluted by various ways. (complex) (b) The water which is pure is necessary for us (simple) (c) Men pollute water by throwing waste in it. (compound) (d) The farmers use water in time of cultivation largely (passive) (e) It is one of the most important elements of all living beings. (Positive).
Ans: (a) Water is an important element of environment which is polluted by various ways. (b) Pure water is necessary for us. (c) Men through waste in water and pollute it. (d) Water is largely used in time of cultivation by the farmers. (e) Very few elements of all living beings are as important as it.

Set-14
It was a hot summer day. (a) A cunning fox was passing through a forest (Complex). (b) The fox was thirsty and was looking for water (Simple); (c) It could not find any source of water (Passive). (d) He felt very helpless (Interrogative). Suddenly he found a pitcher of water. (e) It seemed to the fox that it was the happiest animal in the world (Comparative).
Ans: (a) A fox which was cunning was passing through a forest. (b) being thirsty, the fox was looking for water. (c) No source of water was could be found by it. (d) Didn’t he feel very helpless? (e) It seemed to the fox that it was happier than any other animal in the world.
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