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Completing Sentences

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Rule 1: It is time + for + personal object + to + verb (present form) + ……….Examples:It is time for us to attack the enemy.It is time for them to start the work.

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Rule 2: It is time + subject + verb (past form) + ………Examples:It is time we went home.It is time they earned their livelihood.

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Rule 3: Present Indefinite + as if/as though + past indefinite.Examples:He tells the story as if he knew it.He runs fast as though he were a mad man.They donate money as if they were rich man.

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Rule 4: Past Indefinite + as if/as though + past perfect.Examples:He told the story as if he had known it.She proceeded as though I had not spoken.

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Rule 5: If + Present Indefinite +future indefinite tense.Examples:If it rains, we shall not go.If he wants, I shall help him.If you play in the rain, you will catch cold.

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Rule 6: If + Past Indefinite +would/could + verb (present form).Examples:If he came, I would go.If they wanted, we would help him.If I had a typewriter, I would type the letters.

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Rule 7: If + Past Perfect + would have/could have + verb (past participle form).Examples:If I had seen him, I could have told him the news.If they had started earlier, they could have got the train.If she had tried, she would have succeeded.

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Rule 8: Had + Verb + Past Participle Form + would have/could have + verb (past participle form).Examples:Had I seen him, I would have given him the news.Had he wanted, they would have helped him.Had I possessed a vast property, I would have established a college.

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Rule 9: If + Subject + were +would + verb (present form).Examples:If I were a king, I could help the poor.If I were you, I would not do this.

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Rule 10: Present/Future Indefinite Tense + when/after + present perfect.Examples:You can go to sleep when, you have taken your dinner.You will return me the book after,you have finished reading it.He will swim after, he has changed his dress.

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Rule 11: Would that/ I wish + were+ ……Examples:I wish I were a king.Would that he were alive today.

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Rule 12: Would you mind +verb(ing) + …….?Examples:Would you mind taking a cup of tea?Would you mind opening the door?

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Rule 13: It is time + to + verb (present form) + ……….Examples:It is time to start the work.It is time to leave the place.

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Rule 14: ……so much/many + …. + that + 1st subject + can/cannot + …….Examples:You have so much intelligencethat you can get a job.There are so many problems that I cannot solve them.You have so much money that you can buy a ticket.

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Rule 15: ……too + adjective + to + verb (present form).Examples:The man is too old to work.You are too short to touch the roof.He is too dishonest to speak the truth.

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Rule 16: ……too + adjective/adverb + for + personal object + to + verb (present form).Examples:The load is too heavy for me to carry.The problem was too hard for them to solve.It is too interesting for us to overlook.

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Rule 17: ……so + adjective/adverb + that + 1st subject + cannot/could not + verb (present form).Examples:The man was so ill that he could not move.Many farmers are so poor that they cannot cultivate their land.The sailors’ throats were so drythat they could not speak.

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Rule 18: ……so that + 1st subject + can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………Examples:The boy reads more so that he can make a good result.We eat food so that we can get strength.He works hard so that he can earn more money.

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Rule 19: ……in order that + 1stsubject + can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………Examples:He went to a shop in order that he could sell her shirt.I saved some money in order that I could buy some books.They came to me in order thatthey could see me personally.

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Rule 20: ……lest + 1st subject + should + verb (present form) + …………Examples:He ran away lest he should be seen.Read diligently lest you should fail in the examination.He walked fast lest he should reach school in time.

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Rule 22: ……had better + verb (present form) + ……….Examples:I had better ring him at once.You had better leave the place.He had better go home.

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Rule 23: ……how + to + verb (present form) + …..Examples:He doesn’t know how to play cricket.They knew how to talk.Do you know how to drink tea?

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Rule 24: Without + verb(ing) +(meaningful negative sentence).Examples:Without reading more you cannot pass.Without taking physical exercisewe cannot keep our body fit.He will not be able to write wellwithout writing much.

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Rule 25: By + verb(ing) +(meaningful affirmative sentence).Examples:By reading more we can learn more.By drinking clean water you can keep your body fit.We can get power by eating rice and bread.

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Rule 26: ……provided/provided that/providing that/if +(meaningful sentence).Examples:I will agree to go providing thatmy expenses are paid.He will shine in life provided thathe works hard.The plane will take off in time provided the weather is good.

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Rule 27: ……since/as/because +(meaningful sentence).Examples:As he behaved rough, he was punished.Everybody loves him because, he is honest.Crops did not grow well sincethere was drought.

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Rule 28: ……though/although/in spite of/despite of + (alternative meaningful sentence).Examples:Though he is poor, he is honest.In spite of his poverty, he helps the poor.Although he is rich, he does not help the poor.

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Rule #21 ...oops i forgot it bt i too lazy to go bk up ...srry :T

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Rule 21: ……would rather/sooner + verb + than + verb/noun.Examples:I would rather die than beg.He would rather drink tea than coffee.

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Rule 29: ……unless/if…not +(meaningful affirmative sentence).Examples:Unless you read attentively, you will fail.If you not start at once, you will miss the train.

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Rule 30: ……instead of/in lieu of +(meaningful word or sentence).Examples:Instead of history he took logic.The boy bought pen instead ofpencils.He ate fish in lieu of meat.

NB: lieu means instead..kinda common sense

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Rule 31: ……because of/on account of/owing to/due to + (meaningful word or sentence).Examples:Everybody loves him because of his honesty.On account of his illness he could not go to the college.The writer dared no drive due to fog.

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Rule 32: ……no sooner…than/scarcely had…when/hardly had…when +past indefinite tense.Examples:No sooner had I gone out than he came.Scarcely had we reached the station when the train left.Hardly had he reached the collegewhen the examination began.

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Rule 33: ……let alone +(meaningful word or phrase).Examples:He cannot pass in third division, let alone first division.I cannot swim a kilometer, let alone ten kilometers.The old farmer cannot visit a small town, let alone a big town.

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Rule 34: ……the place + where +(meaningful affirmative sentence).Examples:Jessore is the place where he was born.A railway station is a place where trains stop.Paris is the city where UNESCO headquarter is.

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Rule 35: ……the time/year/day +when + (meaningful affirmative sentence).Examples:Saturday is the day when the week begins.1971 is the year when Bangladesh became independent.10 P. M. is the time when we go to bed.

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Rule 36: ……that + (meaningful sentence).Examples:I know that he is a doctor.He knows that my address is Jessore.

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Rule 37: …....feel, suppose, imagine, discover, know, judge, assume + to be + adjective.Examples:We assumed him to be innocent.He was judged to be guilty.I know him to be honest.

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Rule 38: …….as long as +(meaningful sentence).Examples:Wait here as long as it rains.Allah will help us as long as our aim is honest.

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Rule 40: …….in case +(meaningful sentence).Examples:I will come tomorrow in case he wants me.I want to stay home in case he comes.He will carry an umbrella in caseit rains.

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Rule 40: …….in case +(meaningful sentence).Examples:I will come tomorrow in case he wants me.I want to stay home in case he comes.He will carry an umbrella in caseit rains.