Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box. Make any grammatical change if necessary:-
victorious | champion | recapitulate | take | birth | attack |
independence | surrender | oppression | historical | division | significant |
The most (a) – - event for Bangladesh is her (b) -- as an (c) -- nation on March 26, 1971. It is a red letter day in the (d) -- of Bangladesh. After the (e) -- of Sub Continent, we got Pakistan. But the Pakistanees began to (f) -- our people. At first, they (g) -- our language. We shall never forget the language movement of 1952. The language movement led lo the mass upsurge of 1969. As a result, the war of liberation (h)--place in 1971. After nine months struggle, the Pakistanees were compelled to (i) -- and we won (j)--.
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |