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This document provides a lecture plan and past question analysis for the English language subject of the 41st BCS preliminary exam. It includes topics like nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, phrases and clauses, sentence types, corrections, idioms, and composition. Charts are given showing the distribution of questions in previous BCS exams from subjects 20 to 40. Determiners, articles, and sample questions related to nouns and articles from prior BCS exams are also discussed.

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English Grammar

This document provides a lecture plan and past question analysis for the English language subject of the 41st BCS preliminary exam. It includes topics like nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, phrases and clauses, sentence types, corrections, idioms, and composition. Charts are given showing the distribution of questions in previous BCS exams from subjects 20 to 40. Determiners, articles, and sample questions related to nouns and articles from prior BCS exams are also discussed.

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৪১ তম BCS প্রিপ্রি

সাবজেক্ট ফাইনাি ক্র্যাশ ক াস স

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

www.uttoron.academy
LECTURE PLAN

NOUN 01 ENGLISH 07 PHRASES & IDIOMS

PRONOUN 02
LANGUAGE 08 CLAUSE

ADJECTIVE 03 09 CORRECTION

VERB 04 10 SENTENCE & TRANSFORMATION

ADVERB 05 11 WORDS

PREPOSITION & CONJUNCTION 06 12 COMPOSITION

ইংজেজে ভাষা
বিগত িছরেে প্রশ্ন পর্যার াচনা

Subject 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 24b.

01. Identifying Parts of Speech 1 1 1

02. The Noun 1 1

03. The Pronoun 1 1 3

04. The Adjective

5
05. The Verb 2 3 2 1 1

06. Number of Noun 1 2 1

07. Gender of Noun 1

08. Determiners and Articles 1 2 1 2 1

09. Degree of Comparison 1

ইংজেজে ভাষা
বিগত িছরেে প্রশ্ন পর্যার াচনা

Subject 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20

10. Adverbs and Inversions 1 2

11. Appropriate Prepositions 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 3 5 3 3 2 2 1

12. Conjunctions 1 2 1 1 1 1

13. Verbs Forms: Right or Wrong

14. Agreement and Disagreement

15. Modal Auxiliaries

16. Conditional sentence 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

17. Active and Passive voice 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1
18. Narration 1 1 1

ইংজেজে ভাষা
বিগত িছরেে প্রশ্ন পর্যার াচনা

Subject 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20

19. Phrases & Clauses 1 1

20. Kinds of Sentence 1 1 1 1

21. Correction 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2

22. Translation & Proverbs 1

23. Antonyms & Synonyms 3 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 1 5 1 3

24. Phrases & Idioms 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 1

25. Group Verbs

26. Prefix and Suffix

27. Formation of Words

ইংজেজে ভাষা
বিগত িছরেে প্রশ্ন পর্যার াচনা

Subject 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20

28. Notorious Confusable


(Pair of words)

29. Spelling mistakes 1 1 2 2 2

30. Analogy 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4

31. Substitutions, Expressions &


3 2 4 11 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
Definitions

32. Reading Comprehension

5
33. Diction 1 1 1 3 2 11 1 1 3 4

34. Composition 1

ইংজেজে ভাষা
NOUN

❑ Function of Noun
The Subject of verb (verb-এে subject বিরেরি): Salam is sleeping now.
The complement of subject (subject-এে complement বিরেরি): Mr. Rafiq is a doctor.
The object of verb (verb-এে object বিরেরি): I helped Rony.
The object of preposition (preposition-এে object বিরেরি): I spoke to Fahad.

## Articles (a, an, the) এে পে একবি মাত্র word থাকর তা বনবিত Noun িরি।

I walked for a while.


(a) verb (b) preposition
(c) adverb (d) noun

ইংজেজে ভাষা
NOUN

-ure -ness -y
-iour -hood
-dom
-ance
-age -ship
-ety
-ar
Verb Adjective
-ity
-er
-ism
-or
Noun -cy
-ce
-tion
-sion
-e -ment
-ce -th -ence -al

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams

Noun

1. The warning of the authority falls on deaf ears. Here ‘warning’ does the function of– [BCS ‘39]

(a) adverb (b) adjective (c) verb (d) noun

2. Fraility thy name is women. Here ‘Fraility’ is: [BCS ‘37]

(a) A noun (b) An adjective (c) An adverb (d) A verb

3. I am in the process of collecting material for my story. The underlined word is a/an- [BCS ‘35]

(a) Verb (b) Adjective (c) Adverb (d) Noun

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Determiners

1. Identify the determiner in the following sentence : [BCS ‘40]


‘I have no news for you.’
(a) have (b) news (c) no (d) for

2. I still have ____ money. [BCS ‘38]


(a) a few (b) quite a few (c) many (d) a little

3. ____ amazing song haunted me for a long time. [BCS ‘35]


(a) These (b) Those (c) Thus (d) That

4. Which word is the determiner in the sentence ‘will it take much time’? [BCS ‘35]
(a) will (b) take (c) much (d) time

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-01

➢ I have _______ enemies but they can do __________ harm to me.

(a) no, little

(b) many, little

(c) little, much

(d) a little, little

ইংজেজে ভাষা
ARTICLE

Vowel/ Consonant

Abbreviated word
(শব্দ েংরেপ)
(Vowel sound আের )
a/an U → (ইউ) → a
U → (আ) → an

H (silent)

O → (ও) → an
O → (ওয়া) → a

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Article
1. He went to ___ hospital because he had ____ heart attack. [BCS ‘39]
(a) no article, an (b) a, an (c) the, no article (d) no article, a

2. Use the appropriate article – [BCS ‘37]


I saw __ one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article is needed

3. ‘The French’ refers to– [BCS ‘33]


(a) the French people (b) the French language
(c) the French manners (d) the French society

ইংজেজে ভাষা
NUMBER

Foreign Plurals
us - i um - a on - a (x/s)is – ix/ex - ices
(x/s)es

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
The Numbers
1. Identify the word which remains the same in its plural form: [BCS ‘40]
(a) aircraft (b) intention
(c) mouse (d) thesis
2. What is the plural number of ‘ovum’? [BCS ‘39]
(a) ovams (b) ovumes
(c) ovums (d) ova

3. What is the plural form of the word ‘louse’? [BCS ‘38]


(a) louses (b) lice
(c) lices (d) licess

4. Which one of the following words is in singular form? [BCS ‘37 ও ‘38]
(a) formulae (b) agenda
(c) oases (d) radius

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-02

➢ Which one is a singular noun?

(a) data

(b) genus

(c) termini

(d) agenda

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Gender

1. Which one of the following words is masculine? [BCS ‘40]

(a) Mare (b) Lad (c) Pillow (d) Pony

2. What is the masculine gender of "mare"? [BCS ‘34]

(a) Mermaid (b) Bear (c) Stallion (d) Dog

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-03

➢ Which one is masculine gender?

(a) Niece

(b) Bride

(c) Nun

(d) Poet

ইংজেজে ভাষা
PRONOUN
এই pronoun ককান person িা িযবিে পবেিরতয িরে। কর্মন: I, we, you, he, she, they.
Personal Pronoun (Possessive pronoun: এই pronoun-এে দ্বাো possession িা অবিকাে িুঝারনা িয়। কর্মন: Mine,
ours, yours, his, hers, theirs.)
এই pronoun self িা selves কর্ারগ গবিত িয় এিং কতযা ও কময একই িযবি িুঝায়।
Reflexive Pronoun
কর্মন: Myself, Ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves
এেকম pronoun ককান noun কক বিরশষভারি বনরদযশ করে।
Demonstrative pronoun
কর্মন: This, that, these, those, it
এেকম pronoun ককান অবনবদযষ্ট িযবি িা িস্তুরক িুঝায়।
Indefinite pronoun কর্মন: everyone, someone, anyone, no+one = none, everybody, somebody, anybody,
nobody, everything, something, anything, nothing.
এই Pronoun দুবি িারকযে মরিয relation িা েম্বন্ধ িুবঝরয় কদয়। এগুর া িারকযে মারঝ িরে।
Relative Pronoun
কর্মন: Who, whose, whom, which, that
এই Pronoun একজাতীয় একাবিক িযবি িা িস্তুে মরিয প্ররতযকবিরক পৃথকভারি িুঝায়।
Distributive Pronoun
কর্মন: Each, either, neither
এই Pronoun একাবিক িযবি িা িস্তুে মরিয পােস্পবেক েম্পকয িুবঝরয় কদয়।
Reciprocal Pronoun
Each, other, one another

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Pronoun

1. Which one of the following word is an example of a distributive pronoun? [BCS ‘38]

(a) such

(b) either

(c) that

(d) any

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-04
➢ It was ____________ he arrived.

(a) us who had left before

(b) we who had left before

(c) we who had went before

(d) us who had went before

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams

The Adjective

1. ‘Please write to me at the above address’

The word ‘above’ in this sentence is a/an- [BCS ‘40]

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) pronoun (d) adverb

2. ‘He was rather a disagreeable man’. Here the underlined word is a/an- [BCS ‘35]

(a) Noun (b) Adjective (c) Adverb (d) Preposition

3. Depression is often hereditary. The underlined word is a/an- [BCS ‘35]

(a) Adverb (b) Adjective (c) Noun (d) Verb

ইংজেজে ভাষা
ADVERB

An adverb is a part of speech that provides greater description to a verb, adjective,


another adverb, a phrase, a clause, or a sentence.

Adverb of Place Adverb of Manner Adverb of Time

Uses of Adverb
Modifying Example
An Adjective Kamrul is a very decent boy.
A Verb Reza runs quickly.
An Adverb Ranu sings extremely well.
A Preposition The bird flew exactly over our head.
A Conjunction I dislike her simply because she is very rude.
A Sentence Obviously, I know everything.

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
The adverb
1. The sun went down, The underlined word is used here as a/an: [BCS ‘38]
(a) preposition (b) adverb (c) noun (d) conjunction

2. The mother sat vigilantly beside the sick baby. Here ‘vigilantly’ is- [BCS ‘37]
(a) a noun (b) an adverb (c) an adjective (d) none of the three

3. Honey is – sweet. [BCS ‘29]


(a) very (b) too much (c) much too (d) excessive

4. The day of my sister’s marriage is drawing near’. The underlined word is a/an [BCS ‘25]
(a) adjective (b) verb (c) preposition (d) adverb

5. The Olympic games were watched by _ billions of people all over the world [BCS ‘21]
(a) exactly (b) usually (c) truly (d) literally

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
The preposition
1. You may go for a walk if you feel _______ it. [BCS ‘40]
(a) about (b) on (c) like (d) for

2. In which sentence is the word ‘past’ used as a preposition? [BCS ‘40]


(a) Writing letters is a thing of the past.
(b) I look back on the past without regret.
(c) I called out to him as he ran past.
(d) Tania was a wonderful singer, But she’s past her prime.

3. ‘There was a small reception following the wedding’.


The word ‘following’ in the sentences above is a/an– [BCS ‘39]
(a) preposition (b) adjective (c) adverb (d) noun

4. ‘Among’ is a preposition that is used when _____ people are involved. [BCS ‘38]
(a) two (b) more than two (c) two or more than two (d) four only

ইংজেজে ভাষা
VERB

Infinitive Gerund Participle


Verb + ing

Bare To Perfect Present Past Perfect


Infinitive Infinitive Infinitive Participle Participle Participle

verb to + verb to + have + V2 Verb + ing V2 Having + V3

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Verb
01. ‘A lost opportunity never returns.’ Here ‘lost’ is a – [BCS ‘40]
(a) gerund (b) verbal noun (c) gerundial infinitive (d) participle

02. A retired officer lives next door. Here, the underlined word is used as a/an– [BCS ‘38]
(a) Gerund (b) adverb (c) preposition (d) participle

03. Reading is an excellent habit. Here the underlined word is a – [BCS ‘38]
(a) Verbal noun (b) Participle (c) Verb (d) Gerund

04. Education is enlightening. There ‘enlightening’ is: [BCS ‘37]


(a) A gerund (b) A participle (c) An infinitive (d) A finite verb

05. The insisted ______ there. [BCS ‘36]


(a) on my going (b) is to go (c) over going (d) to go

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Conditional

If + present Indefinite Tense Present + Indefinite Tense


Zero Conditional
(If + Subject + 𝑣1 +object) (Subject + 𝑣1 +object)

If + present Indefinite Tense


1st Conditional Sub + shall/will/can/may+v1 +obj.
(If + subject + V + object)

If + past Indefinite Tense


Sub + would/could/might + v1 + obj.
(If+ subject + V2 + object)
2nd Conditional
If + subject + were had + object
Sub + would/could/might + v1 + obj.
(main verb)

If + Past perfect Tense


Sub + would/could/might + have + V3 +obj.
3rd Conditional (If + subject + had + V3 + object)

had +subject + v3 + object Sub + would/could/might + have + V3 +obj.


Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Conditionals
1. ‘Had I known you were waiting outsides, I____ [BCS ‘39]
(a) had invited you to come in (b) would invite you to come in
(c) would be inviting you to come in (d) would have invited you to come in

2. When water ___ it turns into ice. [BCS ‘38]


(a) will freeze (b) freezes
(c) would freeze (d) froze

3. This could have worked if I __ been more cautious. [BCS ‘36]


(a) had (b) have (c) might (d) would

4. This could have worked if I ____ been more far-sighted. [BCS ‘35]
(a) had (b) have (c) might (d) would

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-05

➢ Had I the wings of a bird, ____________.

(a) could I have flown

(b) I would fly

(c) would I fly

(d) I would have flown

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Modal Verb
01. Tourists – their reservations well in advance if they want to fly to Cox’s Bazar. [BCS ‘38]
(a) better to had get (b) had better to get
(c) had better got (d) had better get

02. Travelers – their reservation well in advance if they want to visit the St. Martins island. [BCS ‘32]
(a) had better to get (b) had to better get
(c) had better get (d) had better got

03. He said that he – be unable to come. [BCS ‘29]


(a) will (b) shall (c) should (d) would

04. I am looking for someone who – play the piano. [BCS ‘24]
(a) able to (b) is able (c) can be able to (d) can

05. They boy from the village said, “I – starve than beg.” – Which of the following best completes the above
sentence? [BCS ‘13]
(a) better (b) rather (c) would rather (d) would better

ইংজেজে ভাষা
CLAUSES
Clause (িাকযাংশ): Clause িরে কতগুর া শরব্দে েমবষ্ট র্াে বনজস্ব subject ও বনজস্ব finite verb আরছ।

Principal Clause/ Independent Clause/ Main Noun Clause


Clause

Clause Sub-ordinate Clause/ Dependent Clause Adjective Clause

Co-ordinate Clause Adverb Clause

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
The clause & phrase
1. ‘He ran with great speed.’ [BCS ‘40]
The underlined part of the sentence is a–
(a) noun phrase (b) adverb phrase
(c) adjective phrase (d) participle phrase

2. ‘Strike while the iron is hot’ is an example of– [BCS ‘38]


(a) Noun clause (b) Adjective clause
(c) Adverbial clause (d) Subordinate clause

3. This is the book I lost. Here ‘I lost’ is– [BCS ‘37]


(a) A noun clause (b) An adverbial clause
(c) An adjective clause (d) None of the three

4. He worked with all sincerity. The underlined phrase is– [BCS ‘37]
(a) A noun phrase (b) An adjective phrase
(c) An infinitive phrase (d) An adverbial phrase

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-06

➢ I know the boy who came here yesterday. The underlined clause is a/an ______

(a) Noun clause

(b) Adjective clause

(c) Adverbial clause

(d) Principal clause

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Correction
1. Choose the correct sentence: [BCS ‘38]
(a) He refrained to take any drastic action (b) He refrained on taking any drastic action
(c) He refrained in taking any drastic action (d) He refrained from taking any drastic action
2. Choose the correct sentence : [BCS ‘37]
(a) All of it depend on you (b) All of it are depending on you
(c) All of it depends on you (d) All of it are depended on you
3. Identify the correct sentence? [BCS ‘36]
(a) Yesterday, he has gone home (b) Yesterday, he did gone home
(c) Yesterday, he had gone home (d) Yesterday, he went home
4. Which one is a correct sentence? [BCS ‘36]
(a) paper is made of wood (b) paper is made from wood
(c) paper is made by wood (d) paper is made on wood

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Correction
5. Which is the correct sentence? [BCS ‘35]
(a) He insisted on seeing her (b) He insisted for seeing her
(c) He insisted in seeing her (d) He insisted to be seeing her

6. Choose the wrong sentence- [BCS ‘30]


(a) Neither you nor I am in a sound position.
(b) Laziness is detrimental for success.
(c) He begged the favour of my granting him leave.
(d) Your action is not in conformity with the law.

7. Which sentence is correct? [BCS ‘28]


(a) This is an unique case (b) This is a unique case
(c) This is a very unique case (d) This is the most unique case

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-07

➢ ________ on this beach is much more pleasant than _______ in the office.

(a) Lying, sitting

(b) Lieing, sitting

(c) To lie, sit

(d) To lie, sitting

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-08

➢ Identify the correct sentence ______

(a) She had faith and hopes for the future.

(b) All the good qualities are embodied by my parents.

(c) He speaks English like the English.

(d) Mr. Karim lived on a poverty struck area.

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Sentence & Transformation
1. ‘We must not be late, else we will miss the train.’ This is a- [BCS ‘40]
(a) compound sentence (b) complex sentence
(c) simple sentence (d) interrogative sentence

2. Select the right compound structure of the sentence: “Though he is poor, he inhonest”. [BCS ‘38]
(a) He is poor and honest (b) As he is poor, he is honest
(c) He is poor but honest (d) Since he is poor, he is honest

3. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" The complex form of the sentence is– [BCS ‘37]
(a) Since a stone is rolling, it gathers no moss.
(b) Though a stone rolls, it gathers no moss.
(c) A stone what rolls gathers no moss.
(d) A stone that rolls gathers no moss.

ইংজেজে ভাষা
POLL QUESTION-09

➢ What kind of sentence is – “Fight till you die”?

(a) Simple

(b) Complex

(c) Compound

(d) None

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Voice
1. Change the voice : ‘Who is calling me?’ [BCS ‘40]
(a) By whom am I called?
(b) By whom I am called?
(c) By whom am I being called?
(d) Whom am I called by?

2. Identify the correct passive form of the sentence below: ‘Do you know them?’ [BCS ‘39]
(a) Are they known by you?
(b) Would they be known by you?
(c) Are they known with you?
(d) Are they known to you?

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Transformation of Voice
1. Identify the right passive voice of ‘It is impossible to do this’. [BCS ‘38]
(a) Doing this is impossible (b) This is impossible to be done
(c) This is must be done (d) This can’t be done

2. The correct passive form of "You must shut these doors" is ⎯ [BCS ‘35]
(a) These must be shut doors (b) Shut the doors you must
(c) Shut must be the doors (d) These doors must be shut

3. The passive form of the sentence ‘Some children were helping the wounded man’–– [BCS ‘20]
(a) The wounded man was helped by some children
(b) The wounded man was helping by some children
(c) The wounded man was being helped by some children
(d) The wounded man was to be helped by some children

ইংজেজে ভাষা
NARRATION
Narration এে 5বি গুরুত্বপূ র্য পবেিতযন
বিবভন্ন প্রকাে Sentence Direct Narration Indirect Narration
said to told
Assertive Sentence
said said (অপবেিবতযত থারক)

said/said to asked
Interrogative Sentence
asked asked (অপবেিবতযত থারক)

ordered/commanded/requested/suggested/proposed (told/asked
Imperative Sentence said/said to
িরত পারে)

Optative Sentence said/said to wished/prayed

exclaimed with joy/exclaimed with sorrow/cried with joy/cried


Exclamatory Sentence said/said to
with sorrow/exclaimed

ইংজেজে ভাষা
Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Narration

1. Which one in the correct indirect narration?


“Why have you beaten my dog”? he said to me. [BCS ‘38]
(a) He demanded me why had I beaten his dog
(b) He asked me why I have had beaten his dog
(c) He enquired me why had I had beaten his dog
(d) He demanded of me why I had beaten his dog

2. The teacher said, “Man is mortal.” [BCS ‘28]


(a) The teacher said that man is mortal. (b) The teacher said that man was mortal.
(c) The teacher said man was mortal. (d) None of the above

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Questions from Previous BCS Exams
Spelling
1. Identify the word which is spelt incorrectly : [BCS ‘40]
(a) Consciencious (b) Perseverance (c) Convalescence (d) Maintenance

2. ক ফরিনযান্ট কজনারে শরব্দে েবিক ইংরেবজ িানান ককানবি? [BCS ‘39]


(a) Lieaftenant (b) Leaftenant (c) Leiftenant (d) Lieutenant

3. Select the word with right spelling- [BCS ‘39]


(a) Schizophrenia (b) Seizophrania (c) Scizophrenia (d) Schizophrania

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POLL QUESTION-10

➢ Find the incorrectly spelled word.

(a) committee

(b) receive

(c) seperate

(d) psychology

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Questions from Previous BCS Exams
One words substitutions
1. Someone who is capricious is– [BCS ‘40]
(a) easily irritated
(b) wise and willing to cooperate
(c) exceedingly conceited and arrogant
(d) known for sudden changes in attitude or behavior

2. A man whose wife has died is called a– [BCS ‘40]


(a) Widow (b) Widower (c) Spinster (d) Bachelor

3. A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary is known as– [BCS ‘39]
(a) a militant (b) an anarchist (c) a terrorist (d) an extremist

4. ‘Geriatrics’ is the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of- [BCS ‘39]
(a) newly-weds (b) old women
(c) newborn babies (d) old people

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Same Word but Different Parts of Speech

Adjective All men are mortal. /It was all profit and no loss.

Adverb He has all alone when I saw him.


All

Pronoun All spoke in his favor.

Noun He lost his all in speculation.

Adjective I think yours is a better plan.

Adverb He sings better than you.

Better
Noun Give place to your betters. / You should respect your betters.

Verb Try to better your lot. / Living conditions have bettered a great deal.

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Same Word but Different Parts of Speech

Adverb It is but right to admit our faults.

Preposition None but the brave deserves the fair.


But

Conjunction We tried hard, but did not succeed. / He tried hard but failed.

Verb But me no buts!

Adverb Down went the “Royal George.”

Preposition The fire engine came rushing down the hill.

Down
Adjective The down train is late.

Noun He has seen the ups and downs of life.

Verb The government downed the opposition.

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Same Word but Different Parts of Speech

Adjective We had enough food.


Enough

Adverb We know enough about space.

Noun Enough is enough.

Adjective They are men of like build and stature.

Preposition He climbs like a cat.

Like
Adverb Act like that.

Noun You won’t see his like again.

Verb Children like sweets.

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Same Word but Different Parts of Speech

Verb That is a fault that will right itself.

Adjective He is the right man for the position.


Right

Noun Keep to the right.

Adverb Serve him right!

Adjective A square peg in a round hole.

Noun We won the first round of the tennis cup.

Round
Adverb He came round to their belief.

Preposition The earth revolves round the sun.

Verb The child’s eyes rounded with excitement.

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Same Word but Different Parts of Speech

Adverb The prices are going up.

Preposition Let us go up the hill.


Up

Adjective The next up train will leave here at 12.30.

Noun They had their ups and downs of fortune.

Noun Stop working and rest a while.

Verb They while away their evenings with books and games.

While
Conjunction While a great poet, he is a greater novelist.

Preposition Father will be happy while dinner time.

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Questions from Previous BCS Exams

Letter & Application (Composition)


1. An extra message added at the end of letter after it is singed is called – [BCS ‘40]
(a) Corrigendum (b) Postscript
(c) NB (d) RSVP

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POLL QUESTION-11

➢ “বশেরকে আন্তবেকতা, পড়ারনাে দেতা, েমরয়ে মরিয বের িাে েু ন্দেভারি েম্পন্নকের্” ইতযাবদ বিষয়
বিরিচনায় আজরকে ক্লাে েম্পরকয কতামাে মূ যায়ন-

(a) খুি ভার া

(b) ভার া

(c) কমািামুবি

(d) ভার া না

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