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
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 was ten years since I had 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 the station.
Complete: Scarcely had he arrived at the station when the train left.