Fill in the blank:
The number of books in the library ______ increased.
A
have
B
have been
C
has
D
is
উত্তরের বিবরণ
• Complete sentence: The number of books in the
library has increased.
- Bangla meaning: লাইব্রেরিতে
বইয়ের সংখ্যা বেড়েছে।
• Subject-Verb Agreement অনুযায়ী,
- The Number of + Plural Noun + Singular Verb বসে।
- যেহেতু প্রশ্নে উল্লিখিত বাক্যে The Number of আছে, তাই এরপর
plural noun 'books' এবং
singular verb ‘has’ হয়েছে।
• More examples:
- The number of students in the class is increasing.
- The number of participants in the program has exceeded expectations.
আবার,
- A number of (some, several, many) + plural Noun + plural verb বসে।
- যেমন:
A number of books were borrowed from the library last week.
• অন্যদিকে,
ক) have: Used for
plural subjects.
খ)
have been: Passive voice for plural subjects.
ঘ)
is: ভুল কারণ, প্রশ্নে
"increased" past participle ব্যবহৃত
হয়েছে, তাই has সঠিক।
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He described a rare book, the contents _______ fascinated all the scholars.
Created: 2 weeks ago
A
of which
B
in which
C
that
D
whose
Complete Sentence:
He described a rare book, the contents of which fascinated all the scholars.
Explanation:
-
বাক্যে "a rare book" এবং "the contents" এর মধ্যে সম্পর্ক বোঝাতে relative pronoun প্রয়োজন।
-
"the contents of which" অর্থাৎ the contents of the rare book।
-
এখানে a rare book হলো antecedent।
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সম্পূর্ণ clause: the contents of which fascinated all the scholars = the contents of the rare book fascinated all the scholars।
Option Analysis:
-
ক) of which → সঠিক (Formal English-এ ব্যবহৃত হয়; "the contents of the book" বোঝায়)
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খ) in which → ভুল (স্থান বা সময় বোঝায়; এখানে প্রাসঙ্গিক নয়)
-
গ) that → ভুল (defining clause-এ ব্যবহার হয়; non-defining clause-এ উপযুক্ত নয়)
-
ঘ) whose → ভুল
আরও উদাহরণ:
-
They visited the village, the beauty of which was amazing.
(the beauty of which = the beauty of the village)
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In each of the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence: A formal composition or speech expressing high praise of somebody-
Created: 1 month ago
A
elegy
B
eulogy
C
caricature
D
exaggeration
Eulogy [ইউলাজি] (noun)
English Meaning: A speech or piece of writing containing great praise, especially for someone who has recently died.
Bangla Meaning: (Plural eulogies) [Countable noun, Uncountable noun] উচ্চপ্রশংসা; উচ্চপ্রশংসাসমৃদ্ধ রচনা।
Synonyms: Tribute (শ্রদ্ধা), Accolade (প্রশংসা; সমাদর), Acclaim (করতালি; সমর্থন; জয়ধ্বনি).
Antonyms: Attack (বিরুদ্ধ সমালোচনা; আক্রমণ).
Other Forms:
- Eulogize (verb transitive) (আনুষ্ঠানিক) বক্তৃতায় অথবা লিখিতভাবে উচ্চপ্রশংসা করা।
- Eulogistic (adjective) উচ্চপ্রশংসাযোগ্য।
• Example Sentence:
- He delivered the eulogy at his grandfather’s funeral.
• অন্য অপশনগুলোর মধ্যে -
• Elegy (noun)
English Meaning: A sad poem or song, especially remembering someone who has died or something in the past.
Bangla Meaning: (plural elegies) শোকগাথা।
• Caricature (noun)
English Meaning: A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
Bangla Meaning: কৌতুক বা পরিহাসের উদ্দেশ্যে কোনো কোনো বৈশিষ্ট্যের উপর অধিক গুরুত্ব দিয়ে কোনো বস্তু বা ব্যক্তির চিত্র কিংবা ব্যক্তিবিশেষের কণ্ঠ, আচরণ ইত্যাদির অনুকরণ; ব্যঙ্গচিত্রণ; ব্যঙ্গকরণ; ব্যঙ্গকৌতুক।
• Exaggeration (noun)
English Meaning: A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
Bangla Meaning: অতিরঞ্জন; অতিকথন।
Source: Live MCQ Lecture and Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
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The Romantic poets include all except-
Created: 18 hours ago
A
William Blake
B
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C
John Keats
D
Dylan Thomas
• The Romantic poets include all except Dylan Thomas.
• Dylan Thomas (1914-1953):
- তার পুরো নাম Dylan Marlais Thomas.
- He was a Welsh poet and prose writer whose work is known for its comic
exuberance, rhapsodic lilt, and pathos.
- ১৬ বছর বয়সে তিনি
স্কুল ত্যাগ করে রিপোর্টার পেশায়
যোগ দেন।
- তিনি বিখ্যাত তার রচিত কাব্যে
comic exuberance এর জন্য।
• Notable Works (poems):
- Do not go gentle into that good night,
- 18 Poems,
- 25 Poems,
- A Child’s Christmas in Wales,
- Deaths and Entrances,
- Fern Hill,
- Under Milk Wood, etc.
অন্যদিকে,
- William Blake is both a poet and a painter of the Romantic period.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a famous poet of the Romantic period.
- John Keats is a famous poet of the Romantic period.
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