Noor E Alam (Babu), University of Dhaka, Lecturer in English Medium & Version। Cell: 01750044274

  Learn Easily How to Use Gerunds and Infinitives Gerunds and infinitives are very common in the English Language.  We use them in many situations. Sometimes, we can use both of them in the same situation, sometimes we must use only a gerund and sometimes only an infinitive. If we use gerund form in the place of infinitive form, it is wrong. So today we shall learn What is gerund? Uses of the gerund. What is Infinitive? Uses of an infinitive. What is Gerund? A gerund is a form of any verb when we use it as a  Noun  and at the same time as a  Verb. See the following sentences, Rahi:  What do you love doing? Rabby: I love  reading  books and  playing  football. [Here, Reading and Playing are Gerund] Here the question is  What , So the answer should be a  Noun .  You know,  Read  and  Play  are Verbs. These verbs are used as the answer to  What.  So they should be a  Noun.   When we use...

  Gender: Types of Gender in English Grammar and Gender Words list: Prepared by: Noor E Alam 💙Hope this post will be handy for you. What is Gender in Grammar In English grammar,  Gender  is a category of nouns or pronouns or none of them or subconscious substances, etc. Ex: Uncle, Son, Aunt, Baby, Teacher, Book, etc. Gender  এর বাংলা অর্থ লিঙ্গ। ইংরেজি গ্রামারে Gender কোন Noun বা Pronoun পুরুষ, স্ত্রী, ক্লীব নাকি উভয় লিঙ্গ তা  বুঝায়। Types of Gender in English Grammar Generally there are four types of Gender. Masculine Gender Feminine Gender Common Gender Neuter Gender 1. Masculine Gender Masculine nouns refer to the being which is masculine such as Men, Boys, and Male animals. যে Noun বা  Pronoun যে কোন পুরুষ প্রাণী বা মানুষকে বুঝায়, সেটি  Masculine Gender Example: Man Boy Father Dog King Author, etc. A  boy  is playing in the playground. (Boy is masculine) The  hero  is the movie is not a native of this country. (Hero is masculin...

  Adjectives with ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ By Noor E Alam Do you know the difference between the word “confused” and “Confusing”? Probably, you are now confused. Today, I’m gonna talk about the difference between adjectives ending with ‘ed’ and ‘ing’. Hope, the lesson will help you a lot. -ed Adjectives Adjectives that end with -ed generally describe your emotion. They tell about your feeling. Example: She was so  bored  with that lesson, she almost fell asleep. He was  surprised  to see Himi after all those years. She was really  tired  and went to bed early. -ing Adjectives Adjectives that end with -ing generally describe the cause of your emotion. For example, a boring lesson makes you feel bored. Example: Have you seen that film? It’s really  frightening . I could listen to her for hours. She’s so  interesting . I can’t sleep! That noise is really  annoying ! Some More Adjectives with ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ -ed -ing annoyed annoying bored boring confu...

  Modifier Exercises with Answers Read the following passages and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces 1. Once a cook roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked (a) … (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) delicious. He failed to resist (b) … (pre-modify the noun with a possessive) temptation and ate one of its drumsticks. When his master sat down (c) … (post-modify the verb with an infinitive), he quickly noticed the (d) … (pre-modify the noun) leg and asked him about it. The cook replied that the duck had (e) … (pre-modify the noun) leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as one (f) … (pre-modify the noun) duck. He insisted that this duck had only one leg. (g) … (pre-modify the verb with a present participle) angry, the master threatened (h) … (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) him from the job. The cook looked out of the window and some ducks (i) … (post-modify the noun with a present participle) outside in the yard. He saw one duck (j...

  Model Questions English 2nd Paper Sample Question HSC Examination English second Paper Full marks: 100 Time: 3 hours [Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks] Part A: Grammar 1. Fill in the blanks in the following texts with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (x) in those blanks.                                     0.5×10=5 In (a) —- twenty-first century (b) —- number of undesirable practices have emerged as mobile phone usage spreads in to everyday life. In (c) —- workplace, employers report that many members of their staff use (d) —- individually owned mobile phone to socialize during work hours. It results in (e) —- loss of productive work time and effort. In social settings, people comment that they are irritated by (f) —- intrusion of mobile phone conversations in (g) —- restaurants, theatres and other...