Completing Sentence

Completing sentences can be completed with these three basic components-

Words or
Phrase or
Clause

They change according to the meaning and context

Rules of Completing Sentence

Rule 1: Relative pronouns – who/ which/when/whom……

Relative pronouns-এর ক্ষেত্রে completing sentence-এ number ও person অনুযায়ী পরের verb change হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: It is I who____________

Complete: It is I who am going abroad

Rule 2: so that/ in order that

এ ক্ষেত্রে first clause-এর verb-এর tense অনুযায়ী main verb এর আগে may/might or can/could বসে।

Example:

Incomplete: The workers work hard so that____________

Complete: The workers work hard so that they may/can earn a decent salary.

Rule 3: as if/as though

Verb present form + as if/as though + verb past form

or, verb past form+ as if/ as though + verb past perfect

completing sentence

Example:

Incomplete: She speaks as if____________

Complete: She speaks as if she was mad

Rule 4: So

(Subject+ verb+ so+ adjective) + (subject+ cannot/could not +verb)

Example:

Incomplete: I am so tired____________

Complete: I am so tired that I cannot stand up

Rule 5: provided/ provided that/ providing that Or, “If”

Simple future form of verb+ simple present form of verb

Example:

Incomplete: I will get tired if____________

Complete: I will get tired if I don’t eat regularly

Rule 6: though/ although

In this case, the meaning of the main clause will be contradictory to the subordinate one

Example:

Incomplete: Though he worked hard____________

Complete: Though he worked hard, he could not succeed in life; The meaning of these two clauses are opposite

Rule 7: Since /as

In this case, the meaning of the main clause will not be contradictory to the subordinate one

Example:

Incomplete: As he knows English, ________

Complete: As he knows English, he may get a good job.

Rule 8: Since (1)

Since এর আগের clause টি simple present বা present perfect হলে পরের main clause টিতে verb এর simple past tense হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: It is ten years since________

Complete: It is ten years since I met him.

Rule 9: Since (2)

কিন্তু since এর আগের clause-টি simple past হলে পরের main clause-টিতে verb এর past perfect tense হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: It was ten years since________

Complete: It has been ten years since I met you last

Rule 10: It is time/ It is high time

এক্ষেত্রে main clause টিতে verb এর past tense হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: It is time ________

Complete: It is time we changed our schedule

Rule 11: Unless

Unless যুক্ত বাক্যে main clause টিতে verb এর সাথে negative form হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: Unless you obey your elders ________

Complete: Unless you obey your elders, you cannot succeed in life.

Incomplete: Unless you work hard________

Complete: Unless you work hard, you will not prosper.

Rule 12: I wish/ would that

I wish/ would that যুক্ত বাক্যে main clause টিতে subject + were use করা হয়।

Example:

Incomplete: I wish__________

Complete: I wish I were a king

Incomplete: Would that _______

Complete: Would that he were alive.

Rule 13: Before/ after

Incomplete sentence-এ, Before-এর আগের এবং after-এর পরের verb-এর past perfect tense থাকলে নিচের নিয়মে sentence complete করা হয়-

Subject+ past perfect…+ before+ subject + past simple

Example:

Incomplete: I had read the letter before__________

Complete: I had read the letter before I burnt it

Subject+ past simple…+ after+ subject+ past perfect

Example:

Incomplete: ________after I had read it

Complete: I burnt the letter after I had read it.

Rule 14: No sooner had/ Scarcely had

No sooner had+ subject+ verb participle+ than+ past tense

Example:

Incomplete: No sooner had the doctor gone__________

Complete: No sooner had the doctor gone than the patient died

Scarcely had+ subject+ verb participle+ when+ past tense

Example:

Incomplete: Scarcely had he arrived at the station.

Complete: Scarcely had he arrived at the station when the train left.

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