He always tries to _____ my ideas instead of supporting them.
A
put his hand to plough.
B
play second fiddle
C
pick holes in
D
catch a tartar
উত্তরের বিবরণ
এই বাক্যটি বোঝাতে চাচ্ছে যে কেউ সবসময় অন্যের আইডিয়ার খুঁত খোঁজে সমর্থন করার বদলে। এখানে সঠিক ইংরেজি idiom হলো “pick holes in”, যা অকারণে ভুল বা সমালোচনা করার অর্থ প্রকাশ করে। বাক্যের প্রসঙ্গে, এই phrase ছাড়া অন্য কোনো option যথাযথ অর্থ বহন করে না।
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বাক্য: He always tries to pick holes in my ideas instead of supporting them.
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অর্থ: সে সবসময় আমার ভাবনাগুলোর সমর্থন না করে খুঁত ধরে।
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“pick holes in” idiom-এর মানে হলো অকারণে সমালোচনা বা ভুল খোঁজা।
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বাক্যের সঠিক অর্থ অনুযায়ী, এটি একমাত্র উপযুক্ত phrase।
Other options:
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ক) put his hand to plough: কঠোর পরিশ্রম বা নতুন কাজ শুরু করার অর্থ; এখানে প্রাসঙ্গিক নয়।
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খ) play second fiddle: দ্বিতীয় বা গৌণ ভূমিকা বোঝায়; সমালোচনা বা দোষ খোঁজার সঙ্গে সম্পর্ক নেই।
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ঘ) catch a tartar: কাউকে দুর্বল ধরে বিপরীতে শক্তিশালী কারও মুখোমুখি হওয়া; এখানে অপ্রাসঙ্গিক।

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Updated: 12 hours ago
Find the error: The teacher makes the students completing their homework every day.
Created: 4 days ago
A
makes
B
completing
C
everyday
D
none of these.
Correct Answer: The teacher makes the students complete their homework every day.
Explanation:
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"Make" is a causative verb, which is used when the subject causes someone else to perform an action. In this case, the teacher (subject) causes the students (object) to complete their homework (action).
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Structure of causative verb with "make":
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Make + object + base form of verb
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Example: She makes her kids brush their teeth before bed.
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Example: My boss makes me stay late at work sometimes.
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Important Note: Unlike other verbs, after "make," the verb following the object is always in its base form, not infinitive or gerund.
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This sentence is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
More Examples:
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Parents make their children do household chores.
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The coach makes the players run extra laps for practice.
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Teachers make students revise their lessons regularly.

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Updated: 4 days ago
Rinu said, "I must go there." (Indirect)
Created: 1 week ago
A
Rinu said that I must go there.
B
Rinu said that he must go there.
C
Rinu said that he had to go there.
D
Rinu said that he must had to go there.
Explanation:
When converting direct speech to indirect speech (assertive sentences):
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Remove the quotation marks and introduce a conjunction like that after the reporting verb (said, told).
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Change the pronouns according to the subject and object.
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Adjust the tense if the reporting verb is in the past:
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Modal verbs like must generally change to had to in the past tense, unless expressing eternal truths.
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Example:
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Direct: Kalim said, "I must go there."
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Indirect: Kalim said that he had to go there.
Other options are wrong because:
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ক) “I” is not changed to “he” → incorrect pronoun
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খ) “must” is unchanged → past context usually requires had to
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ঘ) “must had to” → grammatically incorrect; two modal verbs cannot be used together
Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain

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Updated: 1 week ago
Which one of the following words is an example of a distributive pronoun?
Created: 2 weeks ago
A
such
B
either
C
that
D
any
Either is an example of a distributive pronoun.
Distributive Pronoun:
যে সকল pronoun একই জাতীয় একাধিক বস্তু বা ব্যক্তিকে পৃথকভাবে বুঝানোর জন্য যেসব pronoun ব্যবহার করা হয় সেগুলোকে Distributive Pronoun বলে।
- যেমন - each, every, either, neither ইত্যাদি।
- এই pronoun গুলোকে positive pronoun ও বলে।
• Pronoun ৮ প্রকার। যেমন:
1. Personal pronoun: (I, we, me, it)
2. Demonstrative pronoun: (this, that)
3. Interrogative pronoun: (what, who)
4. Relative pronoun: (what, who, that)
5. Indefinite pronoun: (such, one, none some, any, all, many)
6. Distributive pronoun: (each, every, either, neither)
7. Reflexive pronoun: (myself, themself)
8. Reciprocal pronoun: (each other, one another)

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Updated: 2 weeks ago