• Beautiful: [adjective]
- English meaning: Very attractive.
- Bangla meaning: সুন্দর, চমৎকার; মন ও ইন্দ্রিয়কে আনন্দ দেয় এমন।
- Example: She was wearing a beautiful dress.
- এর noun form হচ্ছে - Beauty.

• Beauty: [noun]
- English meaning: The quality of being pleasing and attractive, especially to look at.
- Bangla meaning:  সৌন্দর্য, শ্রী, রূপ, লাবণ্য।
- Example: The piece of music he played had a haunting beauty.

• Other forms:
• Beautify (verb)
- English meaning: to improve the appearance of someone or something:
- Bangla meaning: সুন্দর করা।
- Example: Money has been raised to beautify the area.

• Beauteous (adjective)
- English meaning: Very attractive to look at
- Bangla meaning: (কাব্য) সুন্দর; রূপবান; শোভাময়।
- Example: The day ended with a beauteous sunset.

• Beautifully (adverb)
- English meaning: in a way that is very attractive
- Bangla meaning: সুন্দরভাবে,চমৎকারভাবে।
- Example: She carried her wedding dress so beautifully. 

Source: 
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Oxford Learner's Dictionary.
3. Cambridge Dictionary.

Noun Clause as Apposition

Example Sentence:

• The fact that metals expand when heated is useful in engineering.

• Here, ‘that metals expand when heated’ is a Noun Clause.

Explanation:

• Noun clauses can function as apposition to a noun or pronoun.

• Words like News, Belief, Fact, Rumour are often followed by a noun clause in apposition.

• In this case, ‘that metals expand when heated’ gives extra information about fact.

Note on Apposition:

• Apposition provides additional information about a noun/pronoun.

• It does not modify the noun like an adjective clause.

Uses of Noun Clauses:

1. As Subject of a verb.

2. As Object of a transitive verb.

3. As Complement after a linking verb.

4. As Object of a preposition.

5. As Apposition to a noun/pronoun.

More Examples:

• The fact that ice floats on water is due to its lower density. → Noun clause in apposition

• The fact that all living organisms need water to survive highlights the importance of clean water. → Noun clause in apposition

Clause vs Phrase:

• Clause: Must have a finite verb (with tense).

• Phrase: May or may not contain a verb; if it does, it does not follow tense structure.

Summary:

A Noun Clause in apposition provides additional information about a noun/pronoun without modifying it and always begins with words like that, whether, what, etc.

Sentence:
Do you understand why they canceled the event?

• Underlined clause: why they canceled the event → Noun Clause

Explanation:

• Noun Clause = Subordinate clause যা noun-এর কাজ করে (subject, object, complement, বা apposition)।

• এখানে why they canceled the event হলো object of the verb understand.

• Noun Clause সাধারণত শুরু হয়: that, what, when, where, whom, why, whether, how, if

  • Example: I know that he is honest. → that can be omitted

• Noun Clause ব্যবহার হতে পারে:

  1. Verb-এর subject হিসেবে

  2. Verb-এর object হিসেবে

  3. Object-এর complement হিসেবে (subjective/objective)

  4. Verb-এর subject-এর complement হিসেবে

  5. Preposition-এর object হিসেবে

Quick Tip:

• Noun Clause = clause that acts as a noun in the sentence.