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MD.MONZURUL ISLAM

Assistant Professor of English

Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal College, Jessore

 

 


 


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Article: Noun ev Pronoun ‡K wbw`©ó A_ev Awbw`©ó K‡i cÖKvk Kivi Rb¨ a, an, the e‡m| GMy‡jv‡K Bs‡iwR‡Z Article e‡j| Question G 4 wU welq we‡ePbv †hvM¨  a, an, the, X |  wbqgvbyhvqx  a, an, the  e‡m| †Kvb  Article bv _vK‡j X e‡m|

A I An Gi e¨envi

 

Rule-1. k‡ãi cÖ_‡g Consonant _vK‡j Gi c~‡e© a Ges Vowel (a,e,i,o,u) _vK‡j an e‡m|

(i) This is a book.        (ii) This is an umbrella.

 

Rule-2. k‡ãi cª_‡g ‘e’ ev ‘u’ _vK‡j Ges Gi D”PviY ÕAvÕ Gi gZ bv n‡q ÕBDÕi gZ n‡j, Gi c~‡e© an bv e‡m a e‡m|    

(i) He is a European.  (ii) The cow is a useful animal.

 

Rule-3. ‡Kvb k‡ãi cÖ_‡g ‘h’ _vK‡j Ges Zv D”PvwiZ bv n‡j Zvi c~‡e© ‘a’  bv e‡m ‘an’ e‡m| (hour/ honourable)

 (i) He is an honest man.

 

Rule-4. msw¶ß k‡ãi (abbreviation) cÖ_‡g Consonant _vK‡j Ges D”PviY Vowel Gi gZ n‡j Gi c~‡e© ‘an’ e‡m|

            (i) He is an F.R.C.S. / M.A/ M.B.B.S/ L.L.B/ M.B.A./M.D./ L.L.M

 

wKš‘ msw¶ß k‡ãi cÖ_g A¶i Consonant Gi gZ D”PvwiZ n‡j ‘a’ e‡m|

(ii) He is a B.A.

 

Rule-5. k‡ãi cÖ_‡g ‘O’ _vK‡j Ges Gi D”PviY ÔIqvÕi gZ n‡j Gi c~‡e© a e‡m|

(i) I saw a one-eyed man.

 

Rule-6. msL¨vevPK word ‡hgb hundred, dozen, thousand, million, pair BZ¨vw`i c~‡e© a e‡m|

            (i) He earns a thousand taka a day.     (ii) I have bought a dozen of pencils.

            (iii) He has a pair of shoes.

 

‡hme †¶‡Î A/ An e¨eüZ nq bv

Rule-7.  Plural noun Gi c~‡e© a/ an e‡m bv|

(i) X   Cows are useful.

 

Rule-8.  Abstract noun Gi c~‡e© a/ an e‡m bv|

            (i) X   Honesty is the best policy.

 

Rule-9.  KZK¸‡jv Uncountable noun ‡hgb advice, information, news, baggage BZ¨vw`i c~‡e© a/ an e‡m bv|

            (i) The police could not provide correct  X  information.

Rule-11. Water, milk, tea, oil, paper, rice, gold, iron  BZ¨vw` Material noun Gi c~‡e© a/ an e‡m bv|

(i) X   Milk is white.               (ii) X  Water has no colour of its own.

 

Rule-11. ‡Ljvi bv‡gi c~‡e© a/ an e‡m bv|

            (i)  X  Football is played all over the world.

The Gi e¨envi

Rule-12. wbw`©ó K‡i †Kvb e¨w³ ev e¯‘  ( GK ev GKvwaK) eySv‡Z Zvi c~‡e© the e‡m|

(i) I know the man.     (ii) The boys of this school are good.

 

Rule-13. ‡kªYx ev RvwZ eySv‡Z Singular Common Noun Gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The cow is a useful animal.           (ii) The English are brave.

wKš‘ Ôgvbyl RvwZÕi c~‡e© the e‡m bv|

            (iii) X   Man is mortal.

 

Rule-14. RvwZi c~‡e© the e‡m wKš‘ fvlvi c~‡e© Õthe’ e‡m bv|

(i) The English can speak X   English fluently.

 

wKš‘ fvlvi c‡i Language kãwU _vK‡j D³ fvlvi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (ii) The English language is very interesting.

 

Rule-15. m¤cÖ`vq eySv‡Z Adjective Gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The virtuous are happy.

 

Rule-16. b`x, mvMi, gnvmvMi, n«` BZ¨vw` bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The Padma is a big river.   (ii) The Pacific is the deepest ocean.

 

Rule-17. ce©Z †kªYx, ØxccyÄ BZ¨vw` bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The Himalayas are to the north of India.

 

wKš‘ GKwU gvÎ ce©Z ev Øx‡ci bv‡gi c~‡e© Õthe’ e‡m bv|

            (ii) Everest is the highest peak in the world.

 

Rule-18. KZK¸‡jv AwØZxq wRwbm †hgb P›`ª, m~h©, c„w_ex, AvKvk BZ¨vw` bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m| (m„w÷KZ©v ev‡` hv wKQz AvwØZxq Zvi c~‡e©  the  e‡m | )

            (i)The earth is round.

 

Rule-19. msev`cÎ, ag©MÖš’ Ges gnvKv‡e¨i c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) I read the Ittefaq daily.      (ii) The Quran is a holy book to the Muslim.

 

Rule-20. we‡kl A_©c~Y© †`k ev ¯’v‡bi bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The Punjab is a land of five rivers.           (ii) He studies in the U.S.A./ U.K.

 

Rule-21. wbw`©÷ Zvwi‡Li c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The 16th December is a red letter day of Bangladesh.

 

Rule-22. cÖwm× ¯’vb ev cÖwZôvb, HwZnvwmK NUbv BZ¨vw` bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The Tajmahal stands on the Jamuna.  

            (ii) The battle of Panipath  is  significant in the history of India.

 

Rule-23. ‡Uªb I Rvnv‡Ri bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The B.N.S. Bangabandhu is the largest ship of Bangladesh.

 

Rule-24. mvaviYZ Abstract Noun Ges Material Noun Gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv| wKš‘ wbw`©ó K‡i eySv‡j G‡`i c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The kindness of Mohsin is praiseworthy.              (ii) The gold of my ring is pure.

 

Rule-25. Superlative Degree-Gi Adjective Gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) He is the best boy in the class.      (ii) He is the wisest man in the village.

 

Rule-26. School, college, market, hospital, mosque, church, library, bar  cÖf„wZ Noun hLb G‡`i cÖK…Z D‡Ï‡k¨ e¨eüZ nq, ZLb G‡`i c~‡e© the e‡m bv| wKš‘ Ab¨ †Kvb D‡Ï‡k¨ G mKj ¯’vb cwi`k©b Ki‡j G‡`i c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) He goes to school everyday.          (ii) He went to the school to meet Headmaster.

Rule-27. Musical instruments Gi bv‡gi c~‡e© Õthe’ e‡m|

            (i) The violin is used in music.

 

Rule-28. Singular designation (Dcvwa/ c`ex) Gi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) The Principal, the President,

 

Rule-29. ‡Kvb Awbw`©ó Noun wØZxq evi D‡j­wLZ n‡q wbw`©ó n‡j †M‡j Zvi c~‡e© the e‡m|

            (i) There is a tree in the garden and the tree is very tall.

 

‡hme †¶‡Î The e¨eüZ nqbv:

 

Rule-30. Proper noun Gi c~‡e© mvaviYZ ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i) X  Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

 

Rule-31. Awbw`©ó Material noun Gi c~‡e© ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i)  X Gold is a precious metal.

 

Rule-32. Abstract noun Gi c~‡e© mvaviYZ ‘the’ e‡m bv|

(i)                 X  Honesty is the best policy.                       

(ii)       X Kindness is a great virtue.

 

Rule-33.  Allah ev God bv‡gi c~‡e© ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i)  X  Allah has created this universe.

 

Rule-34.w`b, gv‡mi, evoxi  bv‡gi c~‡e©  mvavibZ ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i)  X  January is the first month of the year.  (ii)  X Sunday is the first day of the week.

 

Rule-35.  ‡Ljvi bv‡gi c~‡e© Ges Lvevi bv‡gi c~‡e© ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i) We like to play X  football/ cricket/ hockey.

            (ii) We have X  breakfast/ lunch/ dinner as usual time.

 

Rule-36. FZz I Drm‡ei bv‡gi c~‡e© ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i)  X  Summer is a hot season.              (ii) We will celebrate X   New Year’s Day.

           

e¨vwZµgt the rainy season.

 

Rule-37. mvaviYZ †iv‡Mi bv‡gi c~‡e© ‘the’ e‡m bv|

            (i) He died of  X  cholera.

 

Practice:

 

Use articles where necessary: Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

 

1.   Truthfulness is (a) ____ greatest of all (b) ____ virtues which makes (c) ____ person really great. If we do not cultivate (d) ____ habit of speaking (e) ____ truth, we can not command (f) ____ confidence of others. The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we may succeed once or twice by telling (g) ____ lie but it never brings about (h) ____ good result. A lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ____ real character of (j) ____ liar is revealed and nobody believes him. All hate him and speak ill of him behind his back.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)        (c)           (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

2.   Patriotism is a noble (a) ____ virtue. It inspires (b)____ man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c)____ country. (d)____ man without patriotism is no better than (e)____ beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f)____ all. He thinks for (g)____ welfare of his country. On (h)____ other hand (i)____ unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j)____ country are true patriots.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

3.  Life is full of (a) ______ unfavourable circumstances. (b) ______ great men in (c) ______ world bravely faced (d) ______ adverse situations. These situations bring out (e) ______  man's latent qualities. (f) ______  man is such circumstances learns many virtues like fortitude and bravery. Only (g) ______ brave men can conquer (h) ______ obstacles of life. (i) _____ adverse situations have glorified (j) ______ minds and characters of great men.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

4.   (a)____ angry man is not liked even by (b)____ idiot. There is difference between (c)____ educated and (d)____ uneducated. Again there is difference between (e)____ rich and (f)____ poor. An educated (g)____ man should come forward  to educating (h)____ uneducated man. On the other hand, (i)____ rich man should have sympathy for (j)  _______ poor man.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

5.   A brilliant student is (a)____ asset. One day he may be (b)____ engineer or (c)____ M.B.B.S. doctor. He makes (d)____ best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e)____ golden period of (f)____ life. He has (g)____ aim in life. He knows that (h)____ life without (i)____ aim is like (j)____ ship without a rudder.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

6.   A library is (a)____ part and parcel of (b)____ educational institution. It is (c)____ unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d)____ reading. It enables (e)____ readers to read books of their choice that create (f)____ enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g)____ visit to (h)____ library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) ____ certain period and return them after (j) ____ given time.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)        (c)           (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

7.   My aunt lived on (a)____ ground floor of (b)____ old house on (c)____ river Thames. She was very much afraid of (d)____ burglars and always locked up (e)____ house very carefully before she went to (f)____ bed. She also took (g)____ precaution of looking under (h)____ bed to see if (i)____ burglar was hiding there. She knew that modern burglars didn’t hide under beds, but she went on looking just (j) ____ same.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)           (i)                (j)

 

8.   Money cannot buy (a)____ happiness. Money is (b)____ must for our life. But it is not (c)____ necessary to bring out happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d)____ psychological thing. It is (e)____ name of (f)____ feeling. It means (g)____ contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and contented with his life is really (h)____ happy man. Happiness cannot be purchased with (i)____ money. No doubt money has something to do with (j)____ happiness but it cannot give us happiness.

Ans.      (a)        (b)        (c)           (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

9.   (a)____ thing of beauty is (b)____ joy for ever. (c)____ flower is a beautiful (d)____ thing. Everybody likes (e)____ flowers, But it is a matter of sorrow  that (f)____ flower is short lived. It does not last long. The rose is (g)____ best of all flowers. (h)____ beauty of (i)____ rose charms   all. Sweet smell of flowers pleases people from all (j) ____ walks of life.

 

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

10. Though newspaper is not always (a) — unmixed blessing, it is (b) — most useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c) — day without reading (d) — newspaper. Reading newspaper is one of (e) — good habits of a man. We shall be like (I) — frog in a dark well if we neglect developing this habit. However, some people prefer (g) — electronic media to reading (h) — newspaper. But (i) — newspaper offers more to its readers than (j) — electronic media. (R.B-10)

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

 

 

11  Emperor Shahjahan of Delhi built (a)____ Taj Mahal as (b)____ tomb for his wife in (c)____ Agra. Architecturally, it is still one of (d)____ most wonderful buildings in the world. (e)____ building is made of fine white marbles. It is surrounded by (f)____ beautiful garden and (g)____ long pool  infront of the building. People go to (h)____ India to visit this wonderful invention. It is also (i)____ symbol of (j)____ love and affection.

Ans.      (a)        (b)        (c)           (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

 

 

12. It was (a)____ dark night. A blind man was walking along (b)____ road with (c)____ lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at (d)____ blind man. One said, “What’s (e)____ use of (g)____ lamp to a blind man?” The other called him (g)____ fool. The blind man heard this and said, “It’s for those who’re (h)____ careless .” “What (i)____ surprise”, said (j)____ other.

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

13. Every woman is (a)____ potential  mother. (b)____ future of a child depends on how it is brought up. In this case (c)____ educated mother plays (d)____ important role. So (e)____ difference between an educated and (f)____ uneducated mother can never be denied. An educated mother can bring a child up better than (g)____ illiterate  mother. A good wife means an educated woman. She is the best friend to her (h)____ husband. Her words will go (i)____ long way to leave (j)____ indelible  impression  on her husband’s mind.

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

14. Population of a country is (a)____ asset . It becomes (b)____ burden when (c)____ Country cannot afford to provide  her people (d)____ basic needs of life. Bangladesh is (e)____ densely populated country based on (g)____ agricultural economy. Moreover, our population is growing in (g)____ alarming way. (h)____ present growth of our population is 21.6 per thousand people. It is obviously (i)____ very high rate. Hence we should all make (j)____ united effort to combat with population problem.

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

15. Everybody knows that sincerity is (a)____ key to success. (b)____ person can prosper in life by doing hard work. The man who does not follow (c)____ rules of sincerity can never go (d)____ long way in (e)____ world. Many (f)____ man is not conscious of (g)____ importance of (h)____ sincerity for which they do not have (i)____ benefit of (j)____ success. However, we should be sincere to our work.

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

16. Illiteracy is (a)____ great problem in our country. It is (b)____ great obstacle to (c)____ way of (d)____ progress and there are many reasons behind it. Poverty is (e)____ main cause of this illiteracy in (f)____ our country. Due to poverty, (g)____ poor people cannot send their children to (h)____ school. So, everybody should drive away (i)____ poverty from (j)____ society.

Ans.      (a)        (b)          (c)        (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

17. Population explosion is (a)____ constant threat to our environment and existence. Especially in Bangladesh (b)____ population is growing at such (c)____ high rate that (d)____ environment may soon fail to supply (e)____ people with their minimum (f)____ necessities. Unless we take (g)____ immediate steps to stop this rapid growth of population, our (h)____ environment will once encounter (i)____ unpredictable difficulty and danger. Consequently, (j)____ inhabitants may experience destruction.

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

 

18. (a)____ national flag is (b)____ symbol of (c)____ independence of a nation. Being (d)____ free nation, we have (e)____ national flag of our own. (f)____ national flag is the symbol of our national integrity, solidarity and (g)____ sovereignty. We achieved our national flag at (h)____ cost of (i)____ sea of blood in 1971. Our national flag is (j)____ source of our spirits, hopes and aspirations.

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

19. We were returning home. On (a) _____ way we met (b) _____ little girl. She was selling (C) ______ flowers on (d) _______ street. She requested us to buy (e) _______flower. My mother is (f) ______ kind-hearted woman. (g) _____ motherly affection rose at (h) _____ sight of her. She gave her (i) _____ten taka note and bought some flowers. We should be kind to (j) _____ helpless. ( Dinajpur Board-2009)

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

 

20. Man has no escape from (a)____ death. Sooner or later he will die. He dies in (b)____ many ways. Many die of diseases and many die by accident. Again (c)____ some die from something excessive but those who die for (d)____ country are martyrs. Many modern weapons can kill (e)____ men in (f)____ moment. Things have been discovered to keep (g)____ dead body alive for long. So (h)____ man is called mortal. It is (i)____ meaningless effort of (j)____ man to try to escape from death.

Ans.      (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)        (e)           (f)            (g)          (h)          (i)               (j)

 

 

 

Class Test -1

1. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.                  

A computer is (a) ___ electronic instrument. It is called (b) ___ auto calculator. It is (c) ___ invention of modern science. I has brought about (d) ___ great change in human (c) ___ life. Thought a computer is (f) ___ wonder it cannot work itself. It works with the help of (g) ___ operator. A computer has some major parts. (h) ___ invention of computer is (i) ___ result of hard labour of many (j) ____ scientists.

 

2. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where none is needed.                                

Today Bangladesh faces (a) ____ number of (b) ____ problems of them. (c) ____ population problem is (d) ____ most acute one. Population of a country can no doubt, be (e) ____ asset to (f) ____ it. But if it fails to provide its people with (g) ____ suitable employment, they become (h) ____ burden to it. It is only through imparting (i) ____ proper training to (j) ____ unemployed that we can solve the acute problem of unemployment.

 

 

 

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