Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces:

Language plays a (a) __ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) important role in our life. We use language from the time we wake up (b) _ (post-modify the verb) till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c ) (pre-modify the noun) hours. but also in our dreams. We use language (d) (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) what we feel and to say what we like or dislike. We also use language (e) (post modify the verb with an infinitive) information. Language is (f) (pre-modify the adjective) present in our life. It is an (g) (pre-modify the noun) part of our life. As an (h) (pre-modify the noun) nation we also have a language. But we had to struggle (i) (use adverb to post-modify the verb) to establish the right to our language. Many (j) (pre- modify the noun with an adjective) sons of our country sacrificed their lives for our mother-tongue.

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উত্তরঃ

a) very; (b) in the morning; (c) conscious/active; (d) to express; (e) to share/to gather; (f) always; (g) integral/inevitable; (h) independent; (i) a lot/hard/enormously; (j) brave/courageous

Language plays a (a) very important role in our life. We use language from the time we wake up (b) in the morning till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c ) conscious/active hours. but also in our dreams. We use language (d) to express what we feel and to say what we like or dislike. We also use language (e)to share/to gather information. Language is (f) always present in our life. It is an (g) integral/inevitable part of our life. As an (h) independent nation we also have a language. But we had to struggle (i) a lot/hard/enormously to establish the right to our language. Many (j) brave/courageous sons of our country sacrificed their lives for our mother-tongue.

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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)

BCS 11th BCS Written English Modifiers

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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.