Correction of Sentence: Number 21
(a) I went to the man’s house whom you saw.
(b) The man was charged for murder.
(c) Do you know how does corruption eats up a nation?
( d) He was so insolent that I did not hear him.
(e) She is wiser than I think.
(f) He is an important member in the committee.
(g) Do not pride in your wealth.
Answer: (a) I went to the house of the man whom you saw. (b) The man was charged of/with murder. (c) Do you know how corruption eats up a nation? (d) He was so insolent that I could not hear him. (e) She is wiser than I think her to be. (f) He is an important n1ember on the committee. (g) Do not take pride in your wealth. Or, Don’t pride yourself on your wealth.
Correction of Sentence: Number 22
(a) Babul prefers to walk than to swim.
(b) I wish he was alive.
(c) Why did she not avail the opportunity?
(d) The wages of sin are death.
(e) No less than fifty people were injured.
(f) He is angry with your conduct.
(g) Tanha is one of my best friend.
Answer: (a) Babul prefers walking to swimming. (b) I wish he were alive. (c) Why didn’t she avail herself of the opportunity? Or, Why did she not avail herself of the opportunity? (d) The wages 0f sin is death. (e) No fewer than fifty people were injured. (f) He is angry at your conduct. (g) Tanha is one of my best friends.
Correction of Sentence: Number 23
(a) He speaks English like English.
(b) You drank a hot cup tea.
(c) Now, I feel uneasy.
(d) See the word in the dictionary.
(e) The girl prefers dance than sing.
(f) He is devoid common sense.
(g) The speaker lectured about population problem.
Answer: (a) He speaks English like the English. (b) You drank a cup of hot tea. (c) Now, I am feeling uneasy. (d) Look up the word in the dictionary. (e) The girl prefers dancing to singing. (f) He is devoid of common sense. (f) The speaker spoke about population problem.
Correction of Sentence: Number 24
(a) Having finished the page, the book was shut.
(b) Is he capable to do it?.
(c) He insisted to go there.
(d) I saw a dead cow walking in the field.
(e) He will avail the opportunity.
(f) They will discuss about the matter.
(g) He was accused or murder.
Answer: (a) Having finished reading the page, I shut the book. (b) Is he capable of doing it? ( c) He insisted on going there. (d) While I was walking in the field I saw a dead cow. (e) He will avail himself of the opportunity. (f) They will discuss the matter (g) He was accused of murder.
Correction of Sentence: Number 25
(a) Everyone was paid one’s salary.
(b) Either her friends or Ruby have come.
(c) Would you mind to come here.
(d) Rustom fought as a hero.
(e) I shall refrain to annoy you.
(f) Neither you nor I or anyone else knows.
(g) The stone is very hard to be broken.
Answer: (a) Everyone was paid his salary. (b) Either Ruby or her friends have come. (c) Would you mind coming here? (d) Rustom fought like a hero. (e) I shall refrain from annoying you. (f) Neither you nor I nor any one else knows it. (g) The stone is very hard to break.
Correction of Sentence: Number 26
(a) He resigned from the post.
(b) My father has arrived last night.
(c) He avails the opportunity.
(d) Each of the members has submitted their report.
(e) Twenty years are a long time.
(f) He feels comparatively better today.
(g) Let you and I go there.
Answer: (a) He resigned the post. (b) My father arrived last night. (c) He avails himself of the opportunity. (d) Each of the membershas submitted his/her report. Or, Each member has submitted his/her report. (e) Twenty years is a long time. (f) He feels better today. Or, He feels comparatively well today. (g) Let you and me go there.
Correction of Sentence: Number 27
(a) He made to do it.
(b) We discussed about the problem.
(c) He is some better today.
(d) It is time we eat our lunch.
(e) Do you finish the work yet?
(f) He was absent in the meeting.
(g) Karim told me a liar.
Answer: (a) He was made to do it. (b) We discussed the problem. (c) He is a little better today. (d) It is time we ate our lunch. (e) Haven’t you finished the work yet? (f) He was absent from the meeting. (g) Karim called me a liar.
Correction of Sentence: Number 28
(a) Stay here until I d0 not come.
(b) The girl resemble to her mother.
(c) This is the best of the two.
(d) Would you mind to have a cup of tea?.
(e) You should stick at your principle?
Answer: (a) Stay here until I come. (b) The girl resembles her mother. (c) This is the better of the two. (d) would you mind haying a cup of tea? (e) You should stick to your principle.
Correction of Sentence: Number 29
(a) People regard him a great leader of the country.
(b) The teacher prefers to write than to dictate.
(c) The College Academic Council discussed about the importance of college uniform.
(d) It is high time we shall stop corruption.
(e) My parents insisted me to study honours course in the National University.
(f) I saw a dead man walking on the street.
(g) The roads of Dhaka are better than Barisal.
Answer: (b) The teacher prefers writing to dictating. (c) The College Academic Council discussed importance of college uniform. (d) It is high time we stopped corruption (e) My parents insisted on my studying honours course in the National University. (f) While I was walking on the street I saw a dead man. (g) The roads of Dhaka are better than those of Barisal.
Correction of Sentence: Number 30
(a) She put the boxes on the shelf.
(b) Lamia feels badly about the defeat.
(c) Let we go there.
(d) Both of the mice is white.
(e) The boy enjoyed lots of fun.
(f) He has a strong headache.
(g) They do not know to do it.
Answer: (a) She put them on the shelf of the boxes. (b) Lamia feels about the defeat badly. (c) Let us go there (d) Both of the nice are white. (e) The boy enjoyed a lot of fun. (f) He has a bad headache. (g) They do not know how to do it.
Korim told me a liar. Correct sentence?