Rule-1: Sentence এ ( Always, often, how often, very often, never, occasionally, usually, generally,

frequently, regularly, every + time( day/ week/ morning), sometimes, on mondays, twice, in summer
etc.) থাক ল Present Indefinite Tense হয়।
যমন: I) He ------- dress formally to work but he always -------.
A. has not, has B. does not have to, does C. has got to, would not D. does not require to, would
ANS: B
ii) Rabindranath's stories often ----------- surprise ending. 
A. had B. have C.has D. have had
ANS:B
Rule-2:Sentence এ ( now, right now, today, this year, this week, at present, at this moment, at this
very moment etc.) word লা থাক ল Present Continuous Tense হয়।
যমন: He -------- a letter to his father now.
A. writes B.write C. wrote D. is writing 
ANS: D
Rule-3: Sentence এ just, already, lately, recently, yet, so far, for a long time, still, since, for, till now,
just now- Adverb/ Adverbial phrase লা থাক ল Present Perfect Tense হয়।
যমন: He has just -------- out.
A. gone B. went C. going D. getting 
ANS: A
Rule-4: Sentence এ yesterday, last+ time (night, year, week, month), ago, for a while, it is time, it is
high time, wish, long since, once. etc. থাক ল Past Indefinite Tense হয়।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence:
a. A snake bite him yesterday. 
b. A snake bit him yesterday. 
c. A snake bitten him yesterday. 
d. A snake beat him yesterday. 
ANS: B
Rule-5: Modal verbs ( may, might etc), may as well, might as well, rather than, had better, would
rather, able to, used to, have to, has to, had to, will have to, ought to, am to, is to, are to, was to, were
to, এ দর প র main verb এর simple form হয়।
যমন: We --------- exchange greetings on meeting each other.
a. use to b. used c. used to d. have used to
ANS: C

Rule-6: Have, has, had, having, being, ( may, might, can, could, shall, should, will, would, + have/be),
To be, ( has to be, have to be, had to be, will have to be, am to be, is to be, ought to be) - এর পর main
verb এর past participle form হয়।
যমন: He ran away because he --------- afraid. 
a. had been b. might have been c.were d. was
ANS: B
িক , modal auxiliary লা র পর be verb থাক ল continuous tense ও হ ত পা র; ত ব, এ এ অবশ ই
sentence - িট Active Voice হ ত হ ব। যমন: I may be ( going) to Dhaka tomorrow.
Rule-7: Since, As if/ As though - এর আ গর অংশিট যিদ present tense হয়, তাহ ল প রর অংশিট past
indefinite tense হ ব ( As if/ As though - এর এ be verb সবসময় were হয়) এবং আ গর অংশিট যিদ
past indefinite tense হয়, তাহ ল প রর অংশিট past perfect tense হ ব।
যমন: I) It has been over three centuries ----------- Shahjahan --------- the Tajmahal.
a. ago, build b. when, has built. c. since, built d.years, dreamt
ANS: C
II) Rishan walks as if he -------- lame.
a. is b. had been c. has d. were
Rule-8: FOR/ SINCE: For এর পর সংখ া+ সময় ব ব ত হয়। িক since এর প র ধু সময় উ খ থা ক, সংখ া
থা কনা। sentence এর শ ষ For অথবা Since থাক ল (verb) has been/ have been + ing ( না থাক ল, have/
has+ v.pp হ ব) আবার has been/ have been+ ing থাক ল sentence এর শ ষ For/ Since হ ব।
যমন: I) choose the correct sentence :
a. He has been absent from Friday. 
b. He has been absent since Friday. 
c. He is absent since Friday. 
d. He was absent since Friday. 
ANS: B
II) " Since he is living" in Dhaka for five years, he is reluctant to leave the city.
a. Since he is living
b. Being that he is living
c. Being that he has been living 
d. Since he has been living
ANS: D
Rule-9: BEFORE /AFTER: Sentence এ before এর আ গ এবং after এর প র past perfect tense হয় এবং
বািক অংশিট past indefinite tense হয়।
যমন: I) He had written the book before he ---------.
a. retired b. had retired c. has retired d. will be retired
ANS: A
II) The doctor ----------- after the patient had died.
a. had come b. was come c. was coming d. came
ANS:D

Rule-10: কা ন sentence এর একিট অংশ যিদ Future Indefinite Tense হয়, তাহ ল অন অংশিট present
indefinite tense হ ব। কারণ, একিট sentence এ দু িট অংশ future হয় না।
যমন: When I ------- money, I will buy a dictionary. 
a. may get b. may be got
c. will get d. get
ANS:D
Rule- 11: অতীতকা ল দু িট কাজ একই সম য়/ একসা থ চলিছল এমন বু ঝা ত দু
িট কাজই past continuous
tense- এ হয়।
যমন: Saima was reading a book --------- waiting for the bus.
a. as though b. when
c. while d. as
ANS: C
Rule-12: সাধারণত একিট sentence এ দু িট verb থাক ল ি তীয় verb িট ing যু হয়।
যমন: choose the right sentence :
a. I hanged my shirt on the wall.
b. I saw him playing football. 
c. One must do his duty.
d. He has no appetite in food. 
ANS:B
Rule-13: একই sentence এ verb ও pronoun একই form এ হয়। singular হ ল দু িটই ( verb ও pronoun)
singular হ ব আবার plural হ ল দু িটই plural হ ব।
যমন: The pronoun agrees with its antecedent in ---------.
a. The family does their best to make a living. 
b. The family are doing its best to make a living. 
c. The family is doing their best to make a living. 
d. The family does its best to make a living.
ANS:D
Rule-14: PREFER/ WOULD RATHER: Prefer এর পর দু িট verb থাক ল উভয়িট ing যু হয় এবং verb দু িটর
মা ঝ " to" ব ব ত হয়। আর would rather এরপর verb এর base form ব ব ত হয়। ( would rather..........than ;
prefer...........to হয়)
যমন: I) Many prefer donating money ---------- distributing clothes. 
a. than b. but c. to d. without 
ANS:C
II) The boy from the village said, "I --------- strave than beg."_ which of the following best completes
the above sentence? 
a. better b. rather c. would rather d. would better
ANS:C
Rule-15: FRACTION : (I) একাংশ বু ঝা ল (লব ১ হ ল) ভ াংশিট সবসময় singular হয়।
(ii) একাং শর বিশ বু ঝা ল ( লব ২+ হ ল) ভ াংশিট সবসময় plural হয়।
(iii) ভ াং শর প রর subject অনু যায়ী verb ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Three- fourths of the work --------- finished. 
a. have been b. had been c. has been d. were
ANS:C
Rule-16: Lest যু sentence এ lest এর প রর clause এ subject এর প র should / might ব স।
যমন: He ran fast lest he -------- miss the train.
a. can b. should c. could d. has
ANS:B
Rule-17: অতীত কা ল কা ন কাজ িকছ সময় চলিছল এবং এমন সময় অন কা ন কাজ হঠাৎ সংঘিটত হয়, এমন
এ চলমান কাজিট past continuous tense হয় এবং অন কাজিট ( হঠাৎ সংঘিটত বা অ প াকৃ ত কম হায়ী)
past indefinite tense হয়।
যমন: Neela -------- her hand when she was cooking dinner.
a. burn b. is burning c. was burning d. burnt
ANS:D
Rule-18: Principal clause িট past tense এর হ ল sub-ordinate clause িট অনুপ past tense এর হয়।
যমন: That day I got up early, because I --------- guests of the house.
a. was invited b.had invited
c. have invited d. got invitation 
ANS:B
★★★EXCEPTIONS:
(I) sub-ordinate clause যিদ universal truth, habitual action, scientific truth ইত ািদ কাশ ক র, তাহ ল
( principal clause িট past tense হওয়া স ওও) sub-ordinate clause এর verb present form এ হ ব।
(ii) sub-ordinate clause যিদ than, as well as, as, as to, so well, so well as, who which ারা হয়, ত ব
( principal clause past tense হ লও) sub- ordinate clause িট য কা ন tense হ ত পা র।
(iii) ' subjunctive verb ' past form [ suggest, insist, require etc.] +that + subject+ verb in simple form.
যমন: (I) If you intend to apply for an advertised position, --------- a professional resume.
a. it is required for attaching 
b. as it is required that you to attach
c. it is required that you to attach
d. it is required that you attach
ANS:D 
(II) The teacher suggested that her students ---------- experiences with ESP.
a. write a composition on their
b. to write composition about
c. be written a composition about the
d. had written any composition for his
ANS:A

Rule-19: IN CASE: in case কা ন শত বু ঝায় না; যখা ন কাজিট কা ন িকছর উপর িনভর ক রনা, সখা ন in case
ব স আর িনভর কর ল if ব স।
যমন: While going to office, take your umbrella --------- it rains.
a. in case b. if c. if not d. perhaps
ANS:A
Rule-20: or, nor, but also এর প রর subject অনু যায়ী verb হয়।
যমন: Neither rini nor sima ---------- qualified for the job.
a. are b. is c. were d. had
ANS: B
Rule-21: There/ Here ত বস ল এর প রর subject অনু যায়ী verb ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Here --------- information that I promised you last week. 
a. is the b. are the c. was the d. has been a
ANS:A
Rule-22: Company, Organization, Name of books, name of film etc. Plural ম ন হ লও verb singular
হ ব।
যমন: The Arabian Nights -------- still a great favourite.
a. has b. are c. is d. were
ANS:C
Rule-23: The -------------- of এর মা ঝ একিট word থাক ল তা িনি ত Noun হয়। 
যমন: Unless protected areas are established the Royal bengal tiger will face ----------- of extinction. 
a. possible b. the possibility 
c. to be possible d. possibly 
ANS:B
Rule-24: It+ be verb/ as/ than এ দর প র subjective pronoun ব স।
যমন: Find the correct sentence : 
a. No other friend I have ever got is as good as he.
b. I have ever got a no other friend as good as him.
c. No other friend I have got as good as him.
d. I have never got a friend as good as he.
ANS: D
Rule-25: Let/ preposition / main verb এ দর পর objective pronoun ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence. 
a. Let he and you be witnesses. 
b. Let you and him be witnesses. 
c. Let you and he be witnesses. 
d. Let you and he be witness. 
ANS:B
Rule-26: Adjective এর আ গ the বসা ল তা plural common noun এ পিরণত হয় এবং verb plural হয়।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence. 
a. The rich are not always happy. 
b. Rich is not always happy. 
c. The rich is not always happy. 
d. The rich are not happy always. 
ANS:A
Rule-27: 231/ 123: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person যিদ একই sentence এ ব ব ত হয় তাহ ল (231) এই িনয়ম follow
কর ত হ ব। অথাৎ, [2nd + 3rd+ 1st person হ ব] িক দাষ ীকা রর ব পার হ ল (123) এই order follow
কর ব।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence.
a. I, you and he are present. 
b. You, he and I are present.
c. You, he and I am present. 
d. He, you and I are present. 
ANS:B
Rule-28: কারণ এবং ফলাফল বু ঝা ত So........that(+ sub+ verb) অথবা ( Too........ to + verb) ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: I) This plant is ---------- big that it should really be moved outside. 
a. so b. too c. such d. very
ANS:A
ii) The tiny print on the poster is ------------ small to be read easily. 
a. so b. much c. very d. too
ANS: D
Rule-29: No এর প র noun হয় আর not এর প র adjective হয়।
যমন: I have --------- interest in the matter.
a. not b. any c. none d. no
ANS: D
Rule-30: AS SOON AS: Limit of time িন দশ কর ত as soon as ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: In Xerox printing, the ink becomes fused to the paper as soon as -------------.
a. the paper heated.
b. the paper is heated.
c. heats the paper.
d. heating the paper. 
ANS: B

Rule-31: always, often, just, usually, hardly, never, এই adverb লা auxiliary/ modal/ principal verb এর
মা ঝ ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Those cars --------- an accident. 
a. just has b. have just had c. had just have d. just having 
ANS: B
Rule-32: 'It' clause ( it is believed, it is thought etc.) লা subordinate clause এর আ গ ব ব ত হয়। I.e.
( it+ be verb+ v.pp+ that+.....)
যমন: ----------- that life began billions of years ago in the water.
a. In the belief 
b. It is believed 
c. The belief 
d. Believing 
ANS: B
Rule-33: কা ন িকছর উ তা বা দা মর মাএা িন দশ কর ত as high as ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Prices for motor cycles can run ------------Tk. 150,000.
a. as high as b. as high to c. so high to d. so high as
ANS: A
Rule-34: None of এবং No এর পরবত subject অনু
যায়ী verb িনধািরত হয়।
যমন: None of the students ------- a car.
a. has b. have c. have got d. own
ANS: C
Rule-35: Group verb এর সা থ pronoun থাক ল pronoun িট verb এর proportion এর মা ঝ ব স।
যমন: take (it) off ; put (it) off ; fill (it) in.
Rule-36: িন জর শি ত করা বু ঝা ল "on" ব স, িক অপ রর শি ত করা বু
ঝা ল " by"ব স।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence.
a. He went there walking on the foot.
b. He went there walking on foot.
c. He went there by walking.
d. He went there on foot.
ANS: D
Rule-37: ব ি ঝুল মরা বুঝা ল hang, hanged, hanged হ ব, িক ব ঝু
লা না বু
ঝা ল hang, hung, hung হ ব।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence.
a. He had been hunged for murder.
b. He has been hunged for murder.
c. He was hanged for murder.
d. He was hunged for murder.
ANS: C
Rule-38: Friendly, lowly, surly, comely, lovely, likely, miserly ইত ািদ word এর শ ষ "ly" থাক লও এরা
adverb িহসা ব ব বহার হয় না। এসব এ adverb িহসা ব ব বহার কর ত হ ল phrase যা গ কর ত হয়।
যমন: Although he felt very ---------- he smiled -------.
a. angrily, friendly b. angry, friendly c. angrily, in a friendly d. angry, in a friendly way
ANS: D
Rule-39: fast, late, hard এরা noun ক modify কর ল adjective হয় এবং verb ক modify কর ল adverb হয়।
যমন: Choose the correct sentence.
a. He come lately today.
b. He came in the today.
c. He came by late today.
d. He came late today.
ANS: D
Rule-40: Sentence এ যিদ multiple number ( twice, half, three times) থা ক, তাহ ল এরপর as many as
অথবা as much as ব ব ত হয়। Uncountable noun এর জন as much as ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: Last year Rahman spent ---------- his brother.
a. twice as b. twice as much as
c. twice as many as d. twice as more as
ANS:B
Rule-41: Affirmative agreement এ so, also, too ব স। অথাৎ, ( so + aux. verb + subject. অথবা, subject +
verb + also/ too) এবং Negative agreement এ either, neither ব স। অথাৎ, ( neither + aux. verb+ subject.
অথবা, subject + verb+ not+ either) 
যমন: My friend does not like terrorism, and ------------.
a. neither I do b. neither do I c. I do d. I do either 
ANS: B
Rule-42: একই sentence এ যিদ ২ িট object থা ক তার মা ঝ ১ িট indirect object অন িট direct object হয়
তাহ ল িন র structure follow কর ত হ ব।
(i)subject + Transitive verb + indirect object + direct object. 
(ii)subject + transitive verb + direct object + preposition + indirect object. 
যমন: He told the news to me. or, He told me the news.
Rule-43: অতীত অভ াস বু ঝা ত used to এরপর verb এর base form হয় এবং be/get used to এরপর verb+
ing ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: (I) We --------- exchange greetings on meeting each other.
a. use to b. used c. used to d. have used to
ANS: A
(ii) She is used to ---------- in the din.
a. work b. working c. works d. worked 
ANS: B
Ruld-44: And ারা দু িট noun যু হ য় উভয় noun এর আ গ the থাক ল verb plural হ ব। থম noun িটর
আ গ the থাক ল verb singular হ ব।
যমন: The headmaster and secretary ----------- present at the last meeting. 
a. is b. was c. have d. were
ANS: B
Rule-45: Although/ Even though / Though / Because এ দর পর subject + verb ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: (I) ------------ Bangladesh has many new growth sectors, foreign investors are coming here in
great numbers.
a. why b. as a result c. on account of d. Because 
ANS: D
(II) Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ----------- they both emit hot liquids from below
the earth's surface.
a. due to b. because c. in spite of d. regardless of
ANS: B
Rule-46: Sentence এ gerund এর আ গ যিদ pronoun আ স তাহ ল possessive pronoun ব স।
যমন: Since shamima khatuns father never approved of ---------- kuddus, the couple ran off to St.
kartins Island where they started a dried fish processing business. 
a. she to marry b. her to marrying c. she marrying d. her marrying 
ANS: D
Rule-47: Linking verb ( be, become, sound, look, smell, feel, taste, stay, seem, appear, remain)- এর পর
এবং noun এর immediately আ গ adjective ব ব ত হয়। ( Adjective + ly = Adverb হয়, িক Noun+ ly =
Adjective হয়)
যমন: Although he felt very -------- he smiled --------.
a. angrily, friendly b. angry, friendly c. angrily, in a friendly d. angry, in a friendly way
ANS: D
Rule-48: Distance, money, time এর এ singular verb ব স।
যমন: correct one is....
a. Ten miles are a long distat.
b. Ten miles are more long distance. 
c. Ten miles make a long distance. 
d. Ten miles is a long distance.
ANS: D
Rule-49: অতী ত কাজিট কর ত পারত িক তা কর ত চ া ক রিন এমন বু ঝা ত could have + v.pp এবং অতী ত
কা ন কাজ করা উিচত িছ লা িক কা ন কার ণ করা হয়িন এমন বু
ঝা ত should have + v.pp
হয়।
যমন: You -------- her, it was a secret.
a. must have told
b. could have told
c. shouldn't have told
d. might have told
ANS: C
Rule-50: Subordinate clause এ clause marker ' Wh word' হ ল, এর verb সবসময় subject এর প র ব ব ত
হয়, এবং sentence িট interrogative হ ব না। ত ব principal clause যিদ interrogative হয়, তাহ ল
interrogative হ ব।
যমন: I do not know ----------.
a. where does he live b. where is he live c. where he does live d. where he lives
ANS: D
Rule-51: Relative pronoun সবসময় তার Antecedent এর পা শই ব স।
যমন: Select the correct sentence. 
a. The man was tall stole my bag.
b. The man stole my bag was tall.
c. The man who stole my bag was tall.
d. The man was tall who is stealing tall my bag.
ANS: C
Rule-52: Sentence এ one of the থাক ল adjective এর superlative degree + plural noun + singular verb
ব ব ত হ ব।
যমন: Dhaka is becoming one of the ---------- cities in Asia.
a. more busy b. busy c. busiest d. most busiest 
ANS: C
Rule-53: দুিট িজিন সর মা ঝ তলনা করার এ negative sentence এ as.........as এবং so..........as এর
ব বহার interchangeable। Affirmative sentence এ so ব বহার করা যা ব না।
যমন: What is the best translation of the sentence _ স তার ভাই য়র ম তা ল া নয়। 
a. He is not as tall like his brother. 
b. He is not tall enough. 
c. He is not taller than his brother. 
d. He is not as tall as his brother. 
ANS: D
Rule-54: supreme, complete, unique, universal, perfect, false etc. word লা superlative এর অথ দান
ক র ব ল এ দর পূ ব কখ না most ব ব ত হয় না।
যমন: which sentence is correct. 
a. This is an unique case.
b. This is a unique case.
c. This is a very unique case.
d. This is the most unique case.
ANS: B
Rule-55: অনু মান/ তলনা বুঝা ত িনিদ সংখ ার পূ ব as many as ব ব ত হয়। িক যিদ noun িট ারা weight,
distance, money এর পিরমাণ বু ঝায় ত ব পূ ব as much as ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: ---------- ten species of deer have been identified. 
a. As many b. As many as c. As much as d. Much as 
ANS: B
Rule-56: কমা (,) এবং and, or, than, similar to, as well as ইত ািদ ারা একািধক word যু হ ল এ দর আ গ
ও প র একই Grammatical structure maintain কর ত হয়।
যমন: In an admission test, to answer accurately is more important than ------------.
a. you finish quickly b. finish quickly c. a quick finish d. to finish quickly
ANS: D
Rule-57: Despite/ In spite of / Because of এ দর পর subject + verb ব ব ত হয় না; noun phrase ব ব ত
হয়।
যমন: Our flight was delayed ------ bad weather. 
a. because b. because of c. on account d. as result
ANS: B
Rule-58: subordinate clause এ clause marker ' WH word ' হ ল, এর verb সবসময় subject এর প র ব ব ত
হয়, এবং sentence িট Interrogative হ ব না। ত ব pricipal clause যিদ Interrogative হয়, তাহ ল Interrogative
হ ব।
যমন: I do not know----------.
a. where does he live
b. where is he live
c. where he does love
d. where he lives
ANS: D
Rule-59: যিদ কা ন sentence এর থম clause িট comparative form এ হয়, তাহ ল ি তীয় clause িটও
comparative form এ হয় এবং দু িট comparative এর আ গই the ব স।
যমন: According to the economic laws, the greater the demands, ----------- the price. 
a. higher b. high c. highest d. the higher
ANS: D
Rule-60: Collective noun যিদ single unit বুঝায়, তাহ ল verb এবং pronoun দু
িটই singular হ ব। আর divided
বু
ঝা ল verb এবং pronoun দু িটই plural হ ব।
যমন: The committee has met and ------------.
a. they have reached a decision 
b. has formulated themselves some opinions 
c. took their decision 
d. it has reached a decision 
ANS: D
Rule-61: (I) No sooner......... than, Scarcely............ when, Hardly......... when/before ারা দু
িট clause যু
হ ল থম clause িট past perfect tense এবং ি তীয় clause িট past indefinite tense হয়।
(ii) No sooner, not until, scarcely, hardly, etc. negative adverb এ লা sentence এর ত বস ল
auxiliary verb, subject এর আ গ ব ব ত হয়। ( এ িনয়মিট inversion না ম পিরিচত) 
(iii) No sooner, scarcely, hardly থাক ল sentence এ not ব ব ত হ ব না।
যমন: The grocer " hadn't hardly any of those kind" of canned goods.
a. hadn't hardly any of those kind
b. hadn't hardly any of those kinds
c. had hardly any of those kind
d. had hardly any of those kinds
ANS: D
Rule-62: unless এর অথ "যিদ না"। এিট negative অথ দান ক র এজন unless ারা য clause হয় সই
clause এ negative & future ব ব ত হয়না।
যমন:................... you have a driver's license and two major credit cards, that company will not accept
your application. 
a. Because b. Unless c. As d. Since
ANS: B
Rule-63: Sentence এ wish থাক ল পরবত clause িট past tense হ ব এবং be verb থাক ল were হ ব। িক
পরবত clause এ যিদ past marker ( yesterday, ago, last + time) থা ক প রর clause িট past perfect tense
হ ব।
যমন: (I) I wish.......... a wonderful man.
a. was b. were c. would be d. am
ANS: B
(II) I wish I........... a baby camel.
a. have b. shall have c. have had d. had
ANS: D
Rule-64: দু ই বা ত তা িধক subject 'and' ারা যু হ ল verb plural হয়। সাধারণত সমজাতীয় একািধক noun
'and' ারা যু হ য় একই ব বা ধারণা িন দশ কর ল verb singular হয়।
যমন: ( I) jamal and I......... to school. 
a. walking b. walks c. walk d. are walk
ANS: C
(ii) My family and I......... well.
a. am b. is c. are d. none
ANS: C 
(iii) slow and steady............ the race.
a. win b. has won c. wins d. won
ANS: C
Rule-65: as well as, together with, along with, accompanied by/ with এই phrase লা র থম য
subject থাক ব সই subject অনু যায়ী verb এবং pronoun হ ব।
যমন: They as well as he............ wrong.
a. is b. be c. will d. not
ANS: B
Rule-66: preposition এর পূ ববত subject অনু যায়ী verb এবং pronoun ব স। িক None of / some of /
majority of, Fraction এর পরবত noun/ pronoun অনু যায়ী verb িনধািরত হয়।
যমন: (I) Agriculture in Bangladesh is heavily influenced by the monsoon and.............. primarily of rice
cultivation. 
a. consisting b. will consist c. consists d. has consist
ANS: C
(ii) None of the students.............. a car.
a. has b. have c. have got d. own
(iii) Three- fourths of the work........... finished. 
a. have been b. has been c. had d. were
ANS: B
Rule-67: one of, each of, either of, neither of এ দর পর noun plural হয়; িক verb singular হয়।
যমন: (I) choose the correct sentence. 
a. Neither of these two women are to be trusted. 
b. Neither of these two women is to be trusted. 
c. Neither of these two woman are to be trusted. 
d. Neither of these two woman is to be trusted. 
ANS: B
(ii) One of the boys.............. absent yesterday. 
a. were b. was c. be d. none 
ANS: B
Rule-68: kind এবং type এই word দু িট যখন singular number এর সা থ ব স স এ kind & type ব ব ত হয়
; িক যিদ plural number এর সা থ ব স স এ kinds & types হ য় যায়।
যমন: The grocer " hadn't hardly any of those kind" of canned goods.
a. hadn't hardly any of those kind
b. hadn't hardly any of those kinds
c. had hardly any of those kind
d. had hardly any of those kinds
ANS: D
Rule-69: Article, adjective, preposition, possessive pronoun এরপর একিট মাএ word থাক ল তা িনি ত
Noun হয়।
যমন: (I) " There is some cause for concern but no need for alarm" In these sentence ' concern ' is.... 
a. adjective b. noun c. verb d. adverb
ANS: B
(ii) The case resulted in an acquital : what is ' acquital' here? 
a. a verb b. a noun c. an adjective d. an adverb
ANS: B
Rule-70: One এর possessive pronoun " one's" ব ব ত হয়। িক one এর আ গ no, any, some, every, each,
যু হ ল " one's" ব ব ত হয় না, his/ her ব ব ত হয়।
যমন: The more hemoglobin one has, the more oxygen is carried to.......... cells.
a. its b. our c. their d. one's
ANS: D
Rule-71: CAUSATIVE: 
(I) have/get এর পর Receiver থাক ল প রর verb িটর past participle form হয়।
(ii) get এরপর Doer থাক ল প রর verb িট Infinitive হয়।
(iii) have+ doer, make/let (+ doer/ receiver) এর পর verb িট simple form এ হয়।
যমন: * The speaker failed to make the audience --------- to him.
a. to listen b. listening c. listened d. listen 
ANS: D
* He did not let me --------- the guitar.
a. to play b. play c. playing d. that I could play
ANS: B
* I got my car ----------.
a. reparing b. repaired c. have repaired d. to be repaired
ANS: B
* Kajol had shanu ------- the car.
a. wash b. to wash c. washed d. to be washed
ANS: B
Rule-72: কা ন sentence এর ত যিদ participle modifier ব ব ত হয় তাহ ল ঐ participle modifier য
noun ক modify কর ছ সই noun িট participle modifier এর প রই ব ব ত হ ব। এ এ participle modifier
এর প র কমা বস ব। এ এ, ধান শত হ লা modifier এবং subject সংগিতপূ ণ হ ত হ ব। ( Modifier যু
sentence িট correct হ ত হ ল, তা active form এ থাক ত হ ব এমন নয়।)
যমন: Similar to the floppy disk, ------------.
a. stores data in the hard disk sectors
b. the hard disk stores data in sectors
c. data is stored in the hard disk in sectors
d. stores data in sector in the hard disk
ANS: B
Rule-73: sentence এর মা ঝ দু িট (,) কমা'র মা ঝ কা ন phrase থাক ল ( তা sentence এর অপিরহায অংশ নয় ;
appositive) (,) কমা'র থম অং শর সা থ প রর অংশ িমিল য় পড় ত হয়।
যমন: The sentence with correct punctuation _
a. Maria, my student, is on leave today.
b. Maria my student, is on leave today. 
c. Maria my student is on leave today.
d. Maria my student is, on leave today.
ANS: A
Rule-74: scenery, furniture, information, news, money, music, soap, homework, equipment, damage,
pair, hair, machinery ইত ািদ uncountable noun তাই এ দর plural হয় না।
যমন: ------------ is not the only thing that tourists want to see.
a. A scenery b. Sceneries c. The sceneries d. Scenery
ANS: D
Rule-75: all, any, more, some, most, the rest, ইত ািদ শ র পর uncountable noun থাক ল verb singular
এ হ ব এবং mountable noun হ ল noun & verb দু িটই plural হ ব।
যমন: All the books ( to sell) yesterday. 
a. were sold b. had been sold c. sold d. is sold
ANS: A
Rule-76: A number of এর পর plural noun এবং verb plural হ ব। The number of এর প র plural noun
থাক লও verb singular হ ব।
যমন: select the correct answer. 
a. The number of people was very high.
b. The number of people were very high.
c. The number of peoples were very high.
d. The number of peoples was very high.
ANS: A
Rule-77: Relative pronoun এর verb সবসময় এর antecedent অনু
যায়ী হয়।
যমন: It is you who -------- to blame.
a. was b. is c. are d. has
ANS: C
Rule-78: তলনার সময় দু ইিট noun এর থমিটর possessive case হ ল ি তীয়িটরও possessive case হয়।
যমন: The correct form of the pissessive has been maintained in ---------
a. Charles friend's loves Burns poems.
b. Charles 'friends loves Burns' poems.
c. Charles friend love's Burn's poem.
d. Charles's friend loves Burns's poem.
ANS: D
Rule-79: সাধারণত, Active sentence এ present participle ( v+ ing) এবং passive sentence এ verb এর
past participle form, adjective িহ স ব কাজ ক র।
* ing যু adjective _ কারণ বু ঝায়।
* ed যু adjective _ ফলাফল বু ঝায়।
* ed যু adjective _ passive form এ ব স।
* শ ষ noun থাক ল পূ ব ing যু adjective হয়।
যমন: Hamlet, written in early 17th century, is as alive and ---------- today as it was nearly 400 years
ago.
a. appealed b. appealing c. appeal d. the appeal of
ANS: B
Rule-80: The এর িবিভ রকম ব বহার দখা যায়।
I. the + superlative degree
ii. the + ordinal number ( fitst, second, third) 
iii. the + comparative..........., + the + comparative 
iv. the + comparative + of the two..........
যমন: * He is the --------- teacher in the school.
a. good b. bad c. worse d. best
ANS: D
* The -------- said about this, the ---------.
a. few, best b. less, better c. more, worst d. little, better
ANS: B 
* Choose the correct sentence. 
a. This is the wisest plan of the two.
b. This is the wiser plan of the two.
c. This is the wisher plan between the two.
d. This is the wisest plan among the two.
ANS: B
Rule-81: KNOW :
★ sentence এ know এর পর verb থাক ল ঐ verb এর আ গ how to যু হয়।
★ ' know' verb এর প র passive form এ " to" ব স। িক , ' আ - পিরচয়' অ থ " by" ব স।
যমন: * correct sentence is-
a. Masud knows swimming. 
b. Masud is expert in swimming. 
c. Masud knows the art of swimming. 
d. Masud knows how to swim.
ANS: D
* Choose the correct passive form of the sentence ' I know him'.
a. He is known by me
b. He was known to me
c. He has been known by me
d. He is known to me
ANS: D
Rule-82: comparison সাধারণত একই entity এর মা ঝ হ য় থা ক, িক কখ না আলাদা দু িট িজিন সর মা ঝ
compare করা হ ল illogical comparison হয়। এ এ that of/ those of ব বহার ক র illogical comparison
ক logical comparison এ পিরণত করা যায়।
যমন: choose the correct sentence. 
a. The houses of our villages is better than yours.
b. The houses of our villages is good than yours.
c. The houses of our village are good than those of yours.
d. The houses of our village are better than those of yours.
ANS: D
# Possessive ব বহার ক র illogical comparison ক logical comparison এ প দওয়া যায়।
যমন: His drawing are as perfect as his instructor's. ( possessive)
Rule-83: ONE/ ANOTHER / THE OTHER:
★ One, another এবং the other ; িতনিট singular count noun এর পূ ব ব ব ত হয়।
★ আর দু িট singular count noun ক ধারাবািহকভা ব যু কর ত one এবং the other ব স।
★ some, other এবং the other ; িতনিট plural count noun এর পূ ব ব ব ত হয়।
★ some, others, the others/ the rest ; plural count noun এর পিরব ত ব ব ত হয়।
( পূব বস ল এরা adjective হয় আর পিরব ত বস ল এরা pronoun হয়) 
যমন: Of two new teacgers, one is experienced and ---------.
a. the others are not b. another is inexperienced c. the other is not d. othet lacks experience 
ANS: C

Rule-84: Verb + infinitive & verb + gerund:

verb + ( verb + ing) verb + ( to + verb)

capable of + ( v + ing) want + ( to + verb)

fond of + ( v+ ing) intend + ( to+ verb)

insist on + ( v + ing) fail + ( to + verb)

object to + ( v+ ing) learn + ( to + verb)

look forward to + ( v+ ing) difficult + ( to + verb)

with a view to + ( v+ ing) able + ( to + verb)

avoid + ( v+ing) necessary + ( to + verb)

enjoy + ( v+ ing) common + ( to + verb)

consider + ( v+ing) agree + ( to + verb)

mind+ ( v+ ing) hope + ( to + verb)

worth + ( v+ ing) x

difficulty in + ( v+ing) x

can't help + ( v+ ing) x

give up + ( v + ing) x

N.B: to ছাড়া অন সকল preposition এর verb + ing হয়।

যমন: * I am looking forward ------- you.

a. to seeing b. seeing c. to see d. to have see

ANS: A

* I don't mind -------- with the cooking but I am not going to wash the dishes.

a. to help b. help c. helping d. for helping

ANS: C

* I went to the market with a view to ------ a book.

a. bought b. buy c. buying d. being bought

ANS: C

★★LOVE/ LIKE: Love/ Like এর পর verb এর সা থ ing যু কর ত হয়, যিদ তা িন দশ ক র য, কাজিট

আ গও পছ করা হত এবং এখ না পছ করা হয় ( ধারাবািহকতা বা চলমানতা অ থ)। Love/ Like এর পর
infinitive হয়, যখন কাজিট নতন ক র পছ করা হ য় ছ বুঝা ব।
যমন: Masim lives in Berlin; He likes living there. He likes to drink now.

★★ STOP/ REMEMBER / FORGET : verb লার পর to/ ing দু

িটই হ ত পা র, ত ব অথ পিরবতন হ য়
যায়।

যমন: Tasmi stopped studying. ( অথাৎ, তাসিম পড়া না ব ক র িদ য় ছ।)

Tasmi stopped to study. ( অথাৎ, তাসিম অন কাজ করা ব ক র ছ পড়া নার জন ।)

Rule-85: WH word ারা question কর ত হ ল WH word এর প র ( tense অনু যায়ী) auxiliary verb+
sub.+ main verb + ext+? এই structure follow কর ত হয়। WH word ছাড়া অন এ tense অনু যায়ী
auxiliary verb subject এর আ গ ব স ( present / past indefinite এর এ do, does, did ব স এবং did
এর পর main verb এর base form হয়)

যমন: * which of the following sentence is correct?

a. why you have done this?

b. why did you have done this?

c. why have you done this?

d. why you had done this?

ANS: C

* Choose the correct sentence.

a. Did they wrote books?

b. Did they write books?

c. Did they writing books?

d. Did they have written books?

ANS: B

Rule-86: Active/ Passive: subject যিদ িন জ কাজ ক র তাহ ল verb active form এবং subject যিদ
িন জ কাজ না ক র তাহ ল verb passive form এ হ ব। [ start, stop, increase, decrease, begin, end,
change ( হওয়া অ থ) এ verb লার subject ব বাচক হ লও verb active form এ হ ব]

Active Passive

I. main verb ( V1) I. be + v.pp

ii. be + ing ii. be + being + v.pp

iii. have/ has/ had + v.pp iii. have/ has/ had + been + v.pp

iv. modal verb + ( V1) iv. modal verb + be + ( V1)

যমন: * English is -------- in many countries.

a. spoken b. spoke c. speaking d. speaks

ANS: A

* In the past a large quantity of jute -------- from Bangladesh.

a. were being exported b. exported c. was exported d. were exported

ANS: C

Rule-87: IF CLAUSE:

★ If clause যিদ simple present tense হয়, ত ব পরবত clause িট future tense হয়।

★★ if clause এ যিদ verb িট past form ( be verb= were) এ হয়, ত ব পরবত clause এ would/ could/
might এর পর verb word হয়।

★★★ if clause এ যিদ ( had + v.pp) হয়, ত ব পরবত clause এ would/ could/ might + have + verb
এর past participle form হ ব।

N.B: if এর পিরব ত had/ were বস ত পা র।

যমন: * What would have happened if ----------------?

a. the bridge is broken

b. the bridge would break

c. the bridge had broken

d. the bridge had been broken

ANS: C

* if I had known you were coming --------------.

a. I would go to

b. I had gone to the station

c. I would have gone to the station

d. I would be going to the station

ANS: C

Rule-88: Transitive verb ( raise, lay, set) এর complement বা object থা ক ; িক Intransitive verb
( rise, lie, sit) এর complement বা object থা ক না।

( intr. v = Intransitive verb ; tr. v = Transitive verb).

intr. v rise - ওঠা rose risen rising

tr. v raise - িকছ raised raised raising

উঠা না

intr. v lie - শায়া lay lain lying

tr. v lay - রাখা laid laid laying

(lie - িমথ া বলা lied lied)

tr. v set - হাপন করা set set setting

intr. v sit - বসা sat sat sitting

যমন: * choose the correct tense:

a. Javed was so exhausted that he lain down for a sleep.

b. Javed was so exhausted that he had laid down for a sleep.

c. Javed was so exhausted that he was lying down for a sleep.

d. Javed was so exhausted that he will lay down for a sleep.

ANS: C

* The prices of rice are ----------.

a. raising b. risen c. rising d. raised

ANS: C
Rule-89: Comparative :

(i) দু
িট entity - র মা ঝ তলনা বু
ঝা ত adjective এর comparative degree ব ব ত হয় এবং এর পর than
ব ব ত হয়।

(ii) superior, inferior, senior, junior, prior, posterior এ দর পর to ব স। different এর পর from ব ব ত

হয়।

(iii) comparative degree এর পূ

ব অথ ক জার দা নর জন far/ much ব ব ত হ ত পা র।

(iv) Else ারা comparative degree না বু

ঝা লও, else এর পর than ব ব ত হয়।

যমন: * choose the right sentence.

a. He is senior than me for five years.

b. He is senior to me for five years.

c. He is senior from me for five years.

d. He is senior at me for five years.

ANS: B

* My house is --------- comfortable than my father's.

a. very b. much c. to d. much more

ANS: D

Rule-90: Few/ little; many/ much; a lot of:

(i) Both, few, many, other, several এই শ লার পর সবসময় countable noun plural হয় এবং verb/
pronoun িটও plural হয়।

(ii) Little, much এর পর non count noun হয় এবং verb/ pronoun singular হয়। Few, little এর অথ
সবসময় negative হয়, অথাৎ, নই বল লই চ ল। a few, a little এর অথ some/ িকছ। নাবাচক এবং
বাধক sentence এ much ব ব ত হয়। িক , হ াঁ- বাচক sentence এ a lot of ব ব ত হয়।

(iii) all, any, more, some, most, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a great deal of, the rest of ইত ািদ শ র
পর uncountable noun থাক ল verb singular এ হ ব এবং countable noun হ ল noun এবং verb দু িটই
plural হ ব।

যমন: * I don't have -------- spare time these days.

a. many b. much c. some d. more

ANS: B
* There is --------- hope of his recovery.

a. many b. little c. very d. few

ANS: B

* There are --------- dangerous drivers.

a. a very lot of b. very many of c. very much of d. a lot of

ANS: D