Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces :
Bangladesh is criss-crossed with hundreds of rivers. (a) ___ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) rivers are the gifts of Almighty Allah. They play a very important role in our (b) _ (pre-modify the noun) economy. There are hundreds of big and small rivers in (c) _ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country. The big rivers flow (d) _ (use adverbial phrase to post-modify the verb) but small ones flow only during the rainy season. Our rivers are of great use and important to us. They are (e) _ (pre-modify the verb) related to our economy and prosperity of our country. These rivers are sources of communication, wealth and property, energy and fish. All the rivers play a (f) __ (pre-modify the noun) role in our (g)_ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) system. We use boats, launches, steamers (h) (use infinitive to pre-modify the noun) goods through riverway which is cheaper and easier than carrying by land in our country. Moreover, people (i) (use present participle to post-modify the noun) by the riverside can earn their livelihood by catching fish. The silt (j) ____ (use past participle to post-modify the noun) by the river water increases the fertility of our agricultural land.

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(a) these (b) national (c) our (d) all the year round/all the time/in all seasons/throughout the year (e) closely (f) vital/significant/pivotal (g) communication /transportation (h) to carry/to transport (i) living (j) left

Bangladesh is criss-crossed with hundreds of rivers. (a) these rivers are the gifts of Almighty Allah. They play a very important role in our (b) national economy. There are hundreds of big and small rivers in (c) our country. The big rivers flow (d) all the year round/all the time/in all seasons/throughout the year but small ones flow only during the rainy season. Our rivers are of great use and important to us. They are (e) closely related to our economy and prosperity of our country. These rivers are sources of communication, wealth and property, energy and fish. All the rivers play a (f) vital/significant/pivotal role in our (g) communication /transportation system. We use boats, launches, steamers (h) to carry/to transport goods through riverway which is cheaper and easier than carrying by land in our country. Moreover, people (i) living by the riverside can earn their livelihood by catching fish. The silt (j) left by the river water increases the fertility of our agricultural land.

Md Zahid Hasan

1 year ago

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Modifiers

যে Word বা Phrase কোন noun এর পূর্বে বা পরে বসে উক্ত noun কে modify করে, তাকে Modifier বলে।

যেমন:

A young man is coming.
An orphan boy of eight lives here.

উপরের গুলোতে মোটা অক্ষরে লিখিত Word বা Phrase গুলো Modifier.

Modifier প্রধানত দুই প্রকার।

Pre modifier.
Post modifier.

Pre Modifier কাকে বলে?

যে Modifier noun এর পূর্বে বসে তাকে Pre-modifier বলে।

যেমন:

He is a wise man

এখানে Wise Pre- Modifier যা Noun man শব্দের পূর্বে বসে man শব্দকে Modify করেছে তাই Wise Pre-Modifier।

Post Modifier কাকে বলে?

যে Modifier noun এর পরে বসে তাকে Post-modifier বলে।

যেমন:

I found the problem solved.

বাক্যে solved post modifier যা noun the problem এর পরে বসে the problem কে modify করেছে তাই solved post modifier।

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Walking down the road, a bus hit Mr. Khan. (correct the sentence)

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উত্তরঃ Walking down the road, Mr. Khan was hit by a bus.

The original sentence contains a common grammatical error known as a dangling participle or dangling modifier. A participial phrase or other introductory phrase is said to "dangle" when the noun it describes is not clearly stated in the sentence, or when it modifies a word other than the one intended.

In the sentence "Walking down the road, a bus hit Mr. Khan," the participial phrase "Walking down the road" incorrectly seems to modify "a bus." Logically, it is Mr. Khan who was walking down the road, not the bus.

To correct a dangling modifier, you can:

Change the main clause so its subject is the noun that the modifier describes. (e.g., "Walking down the road, Mr. Khan was hit by a bus.")
Rewrite the participial phrase as a subordinate clause with its own subject. (e.g., "While Mr. Khan was walking down the road, a bus hit him.")

The corrected sentence "Walking down the road, Mr. Khan was hit by a bus" makes it clear that Mr. Khan is the one performing the action of walking, thereby resolving the ambiguity and correcting the dangling modifier.