Step :1

Positive :- no other + superlative /comparative এর পররর অংশ + verb + as + superlative / comparative

এর positive form + as + subject.

Comparative :- subject + verb + superlative / positive এর comparative form + than any other + বারযের
বাকয অংশ।

Superlative :- subject + verb + the + positive / comparative এর superlative form + বারযের বাকয অংশ।

Ex.No other university in Bangladesh is as good as Dhaka university.

=Dhaka university is better than any other university in Bangladesh.

= Dhaka university is the best university in Bangladesh.

Step: 2

1. Positive :- very few + comparative / superlative এর পররর অংশ +plural verb + as + comparative /
superlative এর positive form + as + subject.

2.Comparative :- Subject + verb + Superlative / positive এর comparative form+ than most other +
বারযের বাকয অংশ।

3.Superlative :-Subject + verb + one of the + comparative / positive এর superlative form + বারযের বাকয
অংশ।

Ex. No other players in the world are as good as messi.

=messi is better than most other players in the world.

=messi is one of the best players in the world.

# as......as

not less.....than থাযরে

positive :- subject + verb + not less এর পকরবরতে as বরে।+ adjective + than এর পকরবরত
ে as বরে + object.

Ex.He is as ferocious as a lion.

comparative :- subject + verb + 1st as এর পকরবরত
ে not less + adjective + 2nd as পকরবরত
ে than +object.

Ex.He is not less ferocious than a lion.

# এয কেরেবাে ভুক্ত adjective কয Comparative এবং Superlative যররত হরে word এর কশরে ier এবং
iest ক াগ যররত হয়।

Ex. positive comparative superlative

tall taller tallest

brave braver bravest

small smaller smallest

আবার এয কেরেবাে ভুক্ত word এর কশরে y থাযরে y এর পকরবরত

ে comparative এ ier এবং superlative এ
est ক াগ হয়।

positive comparative superlative

easy easier easiest

কযন্তু এরযর অকিয কেরেবাে ভুক্ত adjective কয comparative এবং Superlative যররত হরে word এর
কশরে more এবং most ক াগ যররত হয়।

Ex.positive comparative superlative

beautiful - more beautiful -most beautiful

#কযছু কযছু exceptional adjective আরছ ারের positive, comparative, superlative প্ররতেযটি আোো
আোো।

Ex. positive comparative superlative

bad,evil,ill. worse worst

good, well. better best.

little less least

much,many. more. most

hind hinder hindest

fore former first,foremost

late later latest

late. latter. last

far. farther farthest

near nearer. next,nearest

1. কযান Affirmative sentence এ only বা alone থাযরে only র পকরবরত ে Allah / God বা বেক্তক্ত বুঝারে none
but, বস্তুুু বুঝারে nothing but, এবং েংখ্ো বুঝারে not more than / not less than বরে।

Ex. Only Allah can help us

= none but Allah can help us.

A child likes only sweet.

= A child like nothing sweet.

Ex. He is only ten.

= he is not more than ten.

2. affirmative sentence এ must থাযরে negative যরার েময় must এর পকরবরত

ে can't but / can't help
বরে। তরব can't help + verb + ing বরে।

Ex. you must obey your teacher.

= you can't but obey your teacher.

3. affirmative sentence এ both...and থাযরে তার পকরবরত

ে not only... but also বরে।

Ex. both joy and shokhi are good friends.

= not only joy but also shokhi are good friends.

4. affirmative sentence এ every থাযরে তারয negative যররত হরে প্রথরম there is no + every এর।
পররর অংশ + but + বাযী অংশ।

Ex. everyone hates a lair.

= there is no one but hates a lair.

5. as soon as কয negative যররত হরে তার পকরবরতে no sooner had + প্রথম অংরশর subject + verb এর
past participle + বাযী অংশ + than + কিতীয় অংশ।

Ex. as soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away.

= no sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away.
6. too...... to ক্ত
ু বাযেরয negative যররত হরে too এর পকরবরত ে so + too এর পররর adjective / adverb +
to এর পকরবরত ে that + প্রথম subject tense অনু ায়ী can / could + not + verb এর base form + বাযী অংশ।

Ex. he is too weak to go.

= he is so weak that he can't go.

7. as.....as কয negative যররত হরে প্রথম as এর পকরবরত

ে not less এবং কিতীয় as এর পকরবরত
ে than বরে।

Ex. Rana was as wise as Robi.

= Rana was not less wise than Robi.

8. affirmative sentence এ always থাযরে তারয negative যররত হরে তার পকরবরত
ে never এবং affirmative
শব্দটির negative রুপ বরে।

Ex. he always agree with them.

= he never disagree with them.

9. affirmative কয negative যররত হরে affirmative শব্দটির negative রুপ বোরত হয়। এবং negative
শব্দটির পূরব not
ে বরে।

Ex. I shall remember you.

= I shall not forget you.

NEGATIVE TO AFFIRMATIVE

উপ ক্ত
ু ে কনয়ম গুরোর কবপরীত কনয়ম বেবহার যরর negative কয affirmative যরা ায়।

Ex. none but he can do this.

= only he can do this

dhaka is an old city

= dhaka is not a new city.

Assertive to Interrogative

Rule 1:- auxiliary verb + not + sub + বাযী অংশ +?

note : বারযে auxiliary verb না থাযরে do,does, did বেবহারর হয় + main verb এর base form বেবহার
যররত হয়।

Ex. he is absent from the meeting.

= is not he absent from the meeting?

কযন্তুুু বারযে negative word থাযরে interrogative যরার েময় not বরে না।

Ex. he is not a good student.

= is he a good student?

Rule 2 :- sentence এ never থাযরে ever হয়। nothing থাযরে anything হয়।

Ex. I never drink tea.

= do I everr drink tea?

Rule 3 :- everyone / everybody /all কয interrogative যররত হরে প্রথরম who + don't /doesn't /didn't +
main verb কথরয কশে প ন্ত ে +?

Ex.everyone wishes to be happy

= who doesn't wish to be happy?

Rule 4 :- every + noun হরে every এর পকরবরত

ে is there any + noun টি + who + auxiliary verb + বাযী অংশ
+?

Ex. everyman must die

= is there any man who must not die?

Rule 5 :-nobody / none / no one কয interrogative যররত হরে এরের পকরবরত

ে who + বাযী অংশ+?

nobody could never count my love for you

=who could ever count my love for you?

(N.B: তৃ তীয় থেকে অষ্টম NTRCA পর্ন্ত
য Completing Sentences ছিল না।)

৯ম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৩

6. Complete the following sentences: – 1×5=5

This poem is too difficult for me to understand.

You will not prosper unless you work hard.

Most people in Bangladesh are poor.

If the farmers get bumper crops, they will be happy.

Scarcely had the teacher gone out of the room when the bell rang.

১০ম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১4

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

Hardly had they reached home when the guests arrived.

He asked me if he had done the work.

While there is life, there is hope.

What he did was unbelievable.

Poor as he is, he is honest.

১১তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৪

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

As you sow, so you reap.

I shall be happy if you come here.

He talks as if he were a king.

Do you know where he lives?

While it was raining, Afif Ahmed came here.

১২তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৫
7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

I took a rickshaw lest I should miss the train.

Would you mind going there?

I shall finish this work before going to college.

Unless he reads more, he will fail in the examination.

A drowning man catches at a straw.

১৩তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৬

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

I don’t mind closing the door.

The man who come here is my friend.

He leaves his office before the sun sets.

Had they started earlier, they would have seen everything.

He waited for me lest I should misunderstand him.

১৪তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৭

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

The load is so heavy that I cannot bear it.

No sooner had he reached home than it started raining.

I fancy I turned pale.

It is high time we started our journey.

He is used to singing regularly.

১৫তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৮
7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

It is high time we started our journey.

She wishes she were a bird.

No sooner had we reached than he left the station.

He as well as his brother is present in the meeting.

He studies medicine so that he can treat patients.

১৬তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০১৯

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

Everyone should obey his parents.

If you don’t start now you will not be able to reach there.

Would that he were a king.

The sailors’ throats were so dry that they could not speak.

As he behaved indecently nobody loved him.

১৭তম ছিক্ষে ছনবন্ধন পরীক্ষা-২০২৩

7. Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

He was rewarded for his truthfulness.

Faults are thick where love is thin.

Work carefully lest you should miss the train.

They were so lazy that thay could not raech the station in time.

No sooner had I gone out than the rain started.

Answer to Previous Questions- College

NTRCA Exam- 2005

When you heat iron, it…………………

Ans. When you heat iron, it will expand.

He does not have a dictionary let alone……………

Ans. He does not have a dictionary let alone an encyclopedia.

The more you earn……………….

Ans. The more you earn the more you want.

They were afraid lest you……………….

Ans. They were afraid lest you should come out unsuccessful.

If you want to eliminate poverty,…………………..

Ans. If you want to eliminate poverty you will have to work hard.

In fact democracy is a system which………..

Ans. In fact democracy is a system which is liked by all.

It is not easy enough…………….

Ans. It is not easy enough to eliminate poverty.

NTRCA Exam- 2006

Conquer the desires………

Ans. Conquer the desires if you want to be successful in life.

He spoke so fluently…………..

Ans. He spoke so fluently that we could not follow him.

He insisted………….

Ans. He insisted on my going there.

Justice, as well as mercy………

Ans. Justice, as well as mercy, is a divine virtue.

Neither my friends nor I…………..

Ans. Neither my friends nor I did any wrong.

The formation of paragraphs…………

Ans. The formation of paragraphs depends on your choice of subject.

If Jeba had been a boy………………….

Ans. If Jeba had been a boy, she could have gone to university.

I went to the library with a view to…………….

Ans. I went to the library with a view to borrowing a book

NTRCA Exam-2007

The plane will take off in time provided…………….

Ans. The plane will take off in time, provided that the weather is good.

I wouldn’t have asked for help,…………….

Ans. I wouldn’t have asked for help unless I had fallen in distress.

The thief ran away lest…………….

Ans. The thief ran away lest he should be caught by the police.

The more money he makes…………….

Ans. The more money he makes, the more money he wants.

That Socrates is a philosopher…………………

Ans. That Socrates is a philosopher is known to all.

I look forward………………

Ans. I look forward to hearing from you.

Why are bent upon………….

Ans. Why are bent upon making silly mistakes?

The police will look……………….

Ans. The police will look into the disappearance of the child.

NTRCA Exam- 2008

I shall not agree with you until and unless……….

Ans. I shall not agree with you until and unless you agree with me.

Read diligently lest………….

Ans. Read diligently lest you should fail the examination.

The winter has turned the trees……….

Ans. The winter has turned the trees into leafless.

It is the self-criticism which………….

Ans. is the self-criticism which directs us to the right path.

The country cannot prosper till……………

Ans. The country cannot prosper till we become educated.

Spitting indiscriminately is so hazardous that………..

Ans. Spitting indiscriminately is so hazardous that it can spread disease.

Since men are curious by nature……………….

Ans. Since men are curious by nature they want to know the unknown.

The land will lose its fertility if…………

Ans. The land will lose its fertility if it is not properly cultivated.

NTRCA Exam-2009

If you told me earlier………..

Ans. If you told me earlier, I would attend the function.

It was long since………..

Ans. It was long since I had seen her last.

It is high time we……………

Ans. It is high time we started our journey.

He gave me neither food…………

Ans. He gave me neither food nor shelter.

They had better…………..

Ans. They had better leave the room.

The sum is easy enough……….

Ans. The sum is easy enough for me to do.

Were I a rich man……….

Ans. Were I a rich man, I would establish a college.

I would rather suffer…………

Ans. I would rather suffer than beg.

NTRCA Exam- 2010

We shall play provided…………….

Ans. We shall play provided that the weather is good.

Instead of learning his lessons……….

Ans. Instead of learning his lessons, he went to the playground in order to play cricket.

Wait here until……………..

Ans. Wait here until I return.

If you had worked hard………………..

Ans. If you had worked hard, you would have prospered in life.

Power corrupts and………………

Ans. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

While I was reading a newspaper……………..

Ans. While I was reading a newspaper, the phone rang.

He appeared in the examination despite…………………….

Ans. He appeared in the examination despite his illness.

It is said that……………

Ans. It is said that exercise is good for health.

NTRCA Exam-2011

Unless he works hard…………..

Ans. Unless he works hard he will not shine in life.

I cannot help……….

Ans. I cannot help laughing.

He ran fast lest……….

Ans. He ran fast lest he should miss the train.

I have no pen to write…………….

Ans. I have no pen to write with.

The more they get………….

Ans. The more they get the more they want.

Some people talk as if ………………..

Ans. Some people talk as if they knew everything.

Would you mind…………………..

Ans. Would you mind having a cup of tea?

If I had plenty of money…………………

Ans. If I had plenty of money, I would help the poor.

NTRCA Exam-2012

You are too short to………………..

Ans. You are too short to touch the ceiling.

The boy reads more so that……………..

Ans. The boy reads more so that he can get high marks.

Though he is poor, he…………..

Ans. Though he is poor, he is honest.

Wait for me until…………..

Ans. Wait for me until I return.

Everybody loves him…………

Ans. Everybody loves him for his honesty.

I cannot accept him…………..

Ans. I cannot accept him as he is lazy.

The sailors’ throats were so dry that……………

Ans. The sailors’ throats were so dry that they could not speak.

We shall play provided…………..

Ans. We shall play provided that the weather is good.

NTRCA Exam-2013

I shall help you………….

Ans. I shall help you if you want.

It is high time………………

Ans. It is high time to return home.

Would you mind………….

Ans. Would you mind having a cup of tea?

Vanity leads to…………..

Ans. Vanity leads to destruction.

United we stand…………

Ans. United we stand, divided we fall.

Unless you work hard……………….

Ans. Unless you work hard, you will not shine in life.

He worked hard so that……….

Ans. He worked hard so that he could prosper in life.

Hardly had we………….

Ans. Hardly had we reached the station when the train left.

NTRCA Exam-2014

The plane will take off in time provided………

Ans. The plane will take off in time provided the weather is good.

The car is too costly…………

Ans. The car is too costly for me to buy.

He took up a part time job so that…………..

Ans. He took up a part time job so that he could bear his educational expenses.

I shall be watching the match until…………….

Ans. I shall be watching the match until it ends.

Had I been proposed to go………….

Ans. Had I been proposed to go I would have considered myself lucky.

Trees supply oxygen which……………

Ans. Trees supply oxygen which is essential for our existence.

Though Bangladesh is blessed with many rivers……………….

Ans. Though Bangladesh is blessed with many rivers, the farmers do not get enough water in the dry
season.

The hand that rocks the cradle………………..

Ans. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

NTRCA Exam-2014 (2nd)

If you had started earlier……………..

Ans. If you had started earlier you would have reached on time.

Would that………………..

Ans. Would that I could be a child again.

It is high time we…………..

Ans. It is high time we started our journey.

He is rich enough…………..

Ans. He is rich enough to buy a luxurious flat.

It was long since……….

Ans. It was long since I had seen her last.

Man is born free…………….

Ans. Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.

When one’s falsehood is brought to light……………

Ans. When one’s falsehood is brought to light one is put to shame.

Women who comprise half of our population……………..

Ans. Women who comprise half of our population but a few of them can contribute to the development
of our economy.

NTRCA Exam-2015

A railway station is a place where………………..

Ans. A railway station is a place where trains stop for people to get on or off.

The writer was too young to have…………………..

Ans. The writer was too young to have to say ‘no’ to a woman.

Although there are many rivers in Bangladesh,……………………..

Ans. Although there are many rivers in Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of water in our country during
winter.
Uneasy lies the head that……………………..

Ans. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Since she was well into her work,…………………….

Ans. Since she was well into her work, she became successful.

Number of educational institutions in our country are so poor that……………..

Ans. Number of educational institutions in our country are so poor that all of our children cannot get
access to education.

Swimming is an excellent exercise in the sense that………………….

Ans. Swimming is an excellent exercise in the sense that it moves our whole body against the resistance
of the water.

Scarcely had he gone out without an umbrella in his hand

Ans. Scarcely had he gone out without an umbrella in his hand before the rain started.

NTRCA Exam-2016

1971 is the year………………….

Ans. 1971 is the year when we became independent.

No sooner had we heard the news………………….

Ans. No sooner had we heard the news than we burst into laughter.

He took up a part-time job so that……………………..

Ans. He took up a part-time job so that he could meet his educational expenses himself.

He saved some money in order that……………………….

Ans. He saved some money in order that he could buy a new car.

If she had tried,…………………………

Ans. If she had tried, she would have passed.

The old man walks carefully lest……………………..

Ans. The old man walks carefully lest he should fall down.

……………….in case it does not rain.

Ans. We will go out for a walk in case it does not rain.

This is the house that………………..

Ans. This is the house that we bought in 2010.

NTRCA Exam- 2017

I had better……………..

Ans. I had better be careful.

The load is too heavy for me………………..

Ans. The load is too heavy for me to carry.

If I had my launch………………..

Ans. If I had my launch, I would stay a lot more.

Study sincerely lest…………….

Ans. Study sincerely lest you should fail in the examination.

Though the boy is intelligent………………………….

Ans. Though the boy is intelligent, he cannot answer all the questions.

Unless you work hard…………………….

Ans. Unless you work hard, you will fail in your life.

Since he did not study well…………………….

Ans. Since he did not study well, he could not pass in the examination.

I went to the market with a view to…………………..

Ans. I went to the market with a view to buying a new shirt.

NTRCA Exam- 2018

It was five years since we…………….

Ans. It was five years since we first met.

If the bank gives the farmers loan on easy term, they……………….

Ans. If the bank gives the farmers loan on easy term, they will be able to grow bumper crops.

………………after I have finished my study.

Ans. I want to join the army after I have finished my study.

No sooner had the passengers seen the bus……………

Ans. No sooner had the passengers seen the bus than they began to jostle with one another to get on
the bus.

Had I been you………………..

Ans. Had I been you, I would have studied at a foreign university.

He spoke as if………………..

Ans. He spoke as if he had known everything.

It was high time for us……………..

Ans. It was high time for us to give up bad habits.

We will go there provided………………….

Ans. We will go there provided that there is no rain.

NTRCA Exam- 2019

Having he fell asleep………….

Ans. Having been tired, he fell asleep.

Had I possessed a vast property……….

Ans. Had I possessed a vast property, I would have helped the poor.

He started saving money lest…………..

Ans. He started saving money lest he should face a rainy day.

He donated money as if………….

Ans. He donated money as if he had been a billionaire.

When a child remains close to its mother……….

Ans. When a child remains close to its mother, she/he will not explore very much.

Even though Ishrat made efforts…………..

Ans. Even though Ishrat made efforts, she could not came out successful.

Every week I go to my village with a view to………………

Ans. Every week I go to my village with a view to enjoying natural beauty.

It is time for us………………

Ans. It is time for us to give up bad habits.

NTRCA Exam 2023

8. Use your own words to complete each of the following sentences (any five) :

Scarcely had be reached the station———.

Ans. Scarcely had be reached the station, when the train left.

Though you trusted him with the money———.

Ans. Though you trusted him with the money, he had kept his word.

It was five years since———.

Ans. It was five years since i saw you last.

I shall go out provided———.

Ans. I shall go out provided there is no rain.

Had I been a rich man———.

Ans. Had I been a rich man, I would help the poor.

Smoking tells———.

Ans. Smoking tells upon health.

He worked hard lest he———.

Ans. He worked hard lest he should miss the train.

Would you mind———.

Ans. Would you mind open the window