Infinitive Phrase – Example and Explanation

• Example Sentence:
  We have a proposal to improve the system.

  • Underlined part: to improve the system

  • Correct Option: গ) Infinitive phrase

• Explanation:

  • The phrase to improve the system is formed by to + verb (base form) + extension.

  • Here, it functions as a post-modifier of the noun proposal, effectively modifying the noun (Adjective function).

• Infinitive Phrase Overview:

  • Structure: to + verb (base form) + extension

  • Functions: Can modify Noun, Adjective, or Adverb Phrases

    • As post-modifier → acts like an adjective

    • As subject/object → acts like a noun phrase

  • Example: To read a newspaper is a good habit. (Here, the infinitive phrase acts as a noun phrase.)

Idiom: “By and by”

• Meaning:

  • English: before long; eventually; soon; ultimately; a future time or occasion

  • Bangla: দেখতে দেখতে, অবিলম্বে, অবশেষে, অনতিকাল মধ্যে; পরবর্তী কালে; পরে

• Correct Option: গ) Before long

Related Idioms / Phrases:

1. By the by

   • English: incidentally; by the way (used as a sentence connector)

   • Bangla: প্রসঙ্গক্রমে, যাই হোক

2. On the whole

   • English: by and large; mostly; in general

   • Bangla: মোটের উপর

3. By nature

   • English: essentially or innately

   • Bangla: স্বভাবতঃ বা সহজাত

Sources:

1. Oxford Dictionary

2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary

'Dog days' phraseটির অর্থ- Hot weather.

• Dog days:
English Meaning: the hottest period of the year / a period of stagnation or inactivity/ hot weather.
Bangla Meaning: বছরের সবচেয়ে গরম দিন /গরম দিন/ খারাপ সময় / অচলাবস্থা।

Ex. Sentence: The dog days of summer are a difficult period for those who have to work out in the open.
Bangla Meaning: যাদেরকে বাইরে কাজ করতে হয় তাদের জন্য গ্রীষ্মের গরম দিনগুলো খুব কঠিন সময়।