COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A herd of cows.

A flock of sheep.

A shoal of fish.

A pack of cards.

A covey of quail.

A pack of wolves.

A swarm of bees.

A crowd of people.

A range of mountains.

A bundle of sticks.

An army of soldiers.

A crew of sailors.

A bouquet of flowers.

A flight of steps.

A bunch of keys.

A pair of shoes.

A galaxy/cluster of stars.

A fleet of ship

A shower of rain.

A row of trees.

Use of help/Sentences with cannot help & cannot but

1. One cannot but admire his courage.
2. You cannot but like her.
3. I cannot but shed tears.
4. I could not but overhear what he said
5. She cannot help but notice the change.

Use only/None but

Only র জায়গাই None but আর None but এর জায়গাই only বসে।

1. Only he can do it.
2. Only a fool would believe this.
3. Only he can help me in this matter.
4. None but the brave deserves the fair.

Study the following chart and write how Vegetable Salad is made.

Washing a cucumber----Slicing it---onions cut and sliced---tomatoes cut and sliced---chopping mint leaves—mixing chilies --adding lemon juice---adding some salt and pepper---adding salad oil---mixing up the salad---ready to serve.

Transformation of Sentences

 Affirmative and Negative Sentences

Rules of transforming Affirmative into Negative Sentences or vice versa:

1. Sentences with ‘only/alone’, changes into ‘none but/nothing but/not more than/not

less than’

Examples:

a. Affirmative: A brave man alone can do this.

Negative: None but a brave man can do this.

b. Affirmative: I need a book only.

Negative: I need nothing but a book.

c. Affirmative: I need ten taka only.

Negative: I don’t need more than ten taka.

2. ‘Must/have to/can’ turns into ‘cannot but’

Examples:

Affirmative: You have to drink clean water.

Negative: You cannot but drink clean water.

3. ‘And/both’ becomes ‘not only ..but also’

Example:

Affirmative: He ate eggs and vegetables.

Negative: He ate not only eggs but also vegetables.

4. ‘Every’ becomes ‘there in no ...but’

Example:

Affirmative: Every mother loves her child.

Negative: There is no mother but loves her child.

Note:

In case of ‘everybody’, an affirmative sentence can also be changed into negative using

‘nobody’ and ‘opposite of verb/adjective’:

Example:

Affirmative: Everybody likes flowers.

Negative: Nobody dislikes flowers.

5. ‘Always’ in affirmative becomes ‘never + opposite word’ in negative statements:

Example:

Affirmative: I am always against of smoking.

Negative: I am never in favour of smoking.

6. Universal truths are changed into ‘interrogative negative sentences’:

Example:

Affirmative: Knowledge is power

Negative: Isn’t knowledge power?

7. Many affirmative can be changed into negative by using negative word ‘Not’ and an

‘opposite word’ of the verb:

Example:

Affirmative: I missed the train.

Negative: I could not catch the train.

8. ‘Sometimes’ in affirmative becomes ‘not always’ in negative:

Example:

Affirmative: The poor are sometimes happy.

Negative: The poor are not always happy.

9. ‘Many’ becomes ‘not a few’:

Example:

Negative: I don’t have many dolls.

Affirmative: I have a few dolls.

10. ‘Too..to’ in affirmative becomes ‘so ... that ...+ cannot + verb’:

Example:

Affirmative: He is too weak to walk.

Negative: He is so weak that he cannot walk.

11. ‘As soon as’ in Affirmative becomes ‘No sooner had...than’ in Negative:

Example:

Affirmative: As soon as he came, the students stood up.

Negative: No sooner had he came than the students stood up.

12. ‘As+ adjective + as’ in affirmative becomes ‘not less + adjective... than’ in negative

sentence:

Example:

Affirmative: Rahim is as good as Karim.

Negative: Rahim is not less good than Karim.

Exceptional:

Affirmative: Where there is smoke, there is fire.

Negative: There can be no smoke without fire.

Affirmative: All must die.

Negative: None can escape death.

Affirmative: I come here for the last time.

Negative: I will never come here again.

Exercise A

Change the sentences into negative:

1. He is honest.

2. I will never forget you.

3. Where there is fire, there is smoke.

4. Jamil is the best student.

5. As soon as the teacher arrived, the noise stopped.

Exercise B

Change the sentences into affirmative:

1. The old man is so weak that he cannot walk.

2. None but the brave deserve the fair.

3. No sooner had I reached the station than the train left.

4. Nobody likes a liar.

5. Not only Rina but also Rahim will go there.

Answer Key

A

1. He is not dishonest.

2. I will always remember you.

3. There is no fire without smoke.

4. No other student is as good as Jamil.

5. No sooner had the teacher arrived than the noise stopped

B

1. The old man is too weak to walk.

2. Only the brave deserve the fair.

3. As soon as I reached the station, the train left.

4. Everybody dislikes a liar.

5. Both Rina and Rahim will go there.

 Possesive Adjectives: এই শব্দগুলো সাধারণত Noun এর আগে বসে এবং Adjective এর মত কাজ করে । এরা সাধারণত অধিকার বা সম্পর্ক তৈরি করে Noun এর সঙ্গে । I- My , You- Your, He-His. , She-her , It-its , We- our. , You-Your , They- their, It-its.

She likes your pen.

এখানে your হল Possessive Adjective । কারন এটা  Noun   pen এর আগে বসেছে এবং এই শব্দর দ্বারা বোঝাচ্ছে কলমটি কার অধিকারে আছে অর্থাৎ কার ?

You have to learn its alphabet.

Possesive Pronouns: এদের পরে Noun থাকে না ,এরা সাধারণত preposition of বা Verb এর পর বসে ।কিন্তু এরা ও অধিকার বা Noun এর সঙ্গে সম্পর্ক স্থাপন করে।

I-Mine, We-Us,You- yours ,He-His. ,She - Hers , It-its , They- theirs. 

This book is mine.

এখানে mine হল Possessive Pronoun । এর পর কোনো Noun নেই । এটি বসেছে verb এর পর। এই শব্দের দ্বারা বোঝাচ্ছে বই টির মালিক কে ?

Those pens are theirs.

This is yours.

Now practice yourself

[আরও দেখুন, CLASS VII , CLASS -VIII , CLASS-IX ]

1. A bird eats ____beak.
2. These pens are____.
3. Is this idea ______.
4. This phone is not______.
5. This building is not _______.
6. Is this watch _______?
7. This diary is _____.

( yours,its,mine,his ,hers,ours,theirs)

Choose the correct possessive and fill in the gaps.

• She has lost her pen. I have lent her_______(my/mine)
• He comes to ______(my/mine) flat and I shall go to____(her/hers)
• This is ________(my/mine) not________(your/yours).
• _____(my/mine) mother would like him.
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Homework for 23/08/2021

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE ARTICLES AND PREPOSITIONS:

1. This is______Express train.____train travels______80Km ____hour.It runs the distance __Beldanga and Berhampur ____20 minutes.

1. Vivekananda was born ___India.He was ___genius.He had great knowledge _____Indian philosophy.He is remembered ___all Indians.

1. The boy said to us.The boy lost the book.
2. She lives in a flat.It is at Bankura.
3. Cork is lighter than water.It floats on water.
4. It may rain.She may not come then.
5. She began late.She finished first.
6. I proposed a plan.It was accepted by all.
7. Dinner was over.We left the dining room.
8. Columbus died in 1506.He discovered America.
9. I walk for health everyday.I walk in the morning.
10. He lives somewhere.I do not know.

1. I shall give you money.I shall give you shelter.
2. You should come.Your brother should come.
3. Give me a pen.Give me a pencil.
4. She is not happy She is not miserable.
5. She did not offend me.She did not please me.
6. They can buy a building.They can buy a car.
7. He does not read.He does not write.
8. The room is not airy.The room is not big.

1. She was too fat to walk.
2. The news is too good to be true.
3. He speaks too fast to be understood.
4. The knife was too blunt to cut bread.
5. The boy is too clever to be caught.
6. His handwriting is too bad to read.
7. He was too tired to keep awake.

1. As soon as he went,it started raining.
2. As soon as the tiger appeared ,he shot it down.
3. As soon as I saw him,I rushed towards him.
4. As soon as the rain came,the seeds began to sprout.
5. As soon as he read the telegram,he fainted.

1. They knew it.
2. They do not play the match.
3. The police arrested the terrorist.
4. We are changing our dress.
5. You have told a lie.
6. Write a letter.
7. You are ordered to get out.
8. The teacher will examine the answer scripts.
9. Who wrote Gitanjali ?
10. The door opened.
11. The book reads well.
12. Which shirt do you like ?

JOIN USING PRESENT/PAST PARTICIPLE

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THESE WORDS

1. on,
2. on
3. on
4. for
5. with 

Suppose your friend does not know how to prepare Chow Mein. Now write a letter to your friend describing its process using the following points.

Buying  chow---Breaking into pieces ---Boiling in water ---Draining water to make it dry ---Cutting beans,cabbage,carrot,capsicum and onion---heating a frying pan ---Pouring a little oil into it---frying the ingredients ---Mixing chow with them---salt, soya sauce mix---serving hot with fork.

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FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS:

1. There is a picture ____the wall.
2. He is riding ____a bicycle.
3. The film is based_____truth.
4. Madurai is famous_____its temples.
5. Fill the bottle_____water.
6. I am fond _____sweets.
7. Sugar is imported____Japan.

1. He is educated.He is superstitious.
2. This is the boy.His uncle saw you yesterday.
3. He is ill.It is known to all.
4. He built a house.This is the house.
5. I heard a scream.The scream was frightening.
6. The thief saw the police.He fled.
7. She will be angry.I am afraid of that.

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Many people of Dooars have died ___malaria.According ___reports hundreds of people are still suffering ___the disease.Some persons blame that the poor are deprived ____proper treatment.

Put the following verb into Past Continuous Tense:

1. I ________(play) football with my brother.
2. Rik____(sit) in a corner with a book.
3. They_____(talk) to Mr.Sen.
4. The servant _____(cut) the grass.
5. It ______(get ) dark.

Write a paragraph on Your Classroom using simple present tense:

 Read in class___----class room big in size--number of students--two doors,four windows,-a blackboard on the wall--room is airy and full of light--many pictures on the wall--sit inthe benches--put books and bags on the high bench--teacher sit on the chair--a table in front of chair.

Build your writing skill

Write a paragraph on Your Home using simple present tense.

You have to use there is/there are

Place of shelter and rest--sweetest place on earth--location of your home--small garden--number of rooms,verandah,kitchen,study room,bathroom--how are the rooms--who live with you--who is head of the family--tell something about your mother--your feelings about your home.