Modifier=adj/adverb
Position of Modifier:
Pre- পূর্বে
Post- পরে
Short cut
Pre modify the noun =Adjective+ Noun
Post modify the noun =Noun+-----adjective
Example:
He reached his goal for getting a----( Pre modify the noun=good)---- solution.
Example:
The man was really-----( Post modify the noun=good/handsome)----.
এক নজরে Modifier এর সকল Clue:
Selected clue for your coming exam:
Pre-modify the noun
Pre-modify the noun by a noun adjective
Post-modify the noun with an appositive
Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun
Use possessive to pre-modify the noun
Use a determiner to pre-modify the noun
Use a participle to pre-modify the verb
Use an intensifier to pre- modify the adjective
Use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb
Post-modify the verb
Pre-modify the noun by a participle phrase
Post-modify the verb by prepositional phrase
Short cut with example:
উদাহরণ সহকারে Short cut:
[Link]-modify the noun
Short cut: adjective +noun
Example: He dreamt a ------dream.
2. Pre-modify the noun by a noun adjective
Noun(adj) +noun
He planted a big------tree.
[Link]-modify the noun with an appositive
Noun+,,--Noun--,,+verb+ext
Shakib AL Hasan,-----, is the glory of Bangladesh cricket.
4. Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun
This/these-That/those (adj)+Noun
Insert -----picture that we selected yesterday
Insert -----pictures that we selected yesterday
Insert -----picture that we want.
Insert -----pictures that we want.
5. Use possessive to pre-modify the noun
his/her/my/our/their/your+ Noun
Finally we reached -----destination.
6. Use a determiner/article to pre-modify the noun
A,an,the+ Noun
---------old man lost his sight.
7. Use a participle to pre-modify the verb
Verb+ing(Participle)----------verb+ext
------home we found nothing.
It is the---------car.
8. Use an intensifier to pre- modify the adjective
Intensifier=adverb(বেশি/দ্রুত)
So/very/too/really/extremely +adj
He is -----happy as he has got his lost phone again.
9. Use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb
--verb+-------to+v1(infinitive)+ext
They reached there----- the poor.
[Link]-modify the verb
Verb+-----adverb
Post the latter------.
[Link]-modify the verb by prepositional phrase
Verb+-----preposition+ Noun/Noun Phrase
She controlled herself-------.
[Link]-modify the noun by a participle phrase
Verb+ing+Noun(Participle Phrase)+sub+verb+ext
----------Mila felt easy.
Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
[Dhaka Board-2024; Chattogram Board-2016]
Once there lived a (a) ______________________ (pre-modify the noun) fox in a jungle. One day, while
he was walking (b) ______________________ (post-modify the verb with a prepositional phrase), he fell
into a trap and lost his tail. He felt very unhappy and sad. But the fox was (c) ______________________
(pre-modify the adjective) cunning too. He hit upon a plan and invited all the foxes (d)
______________________ (use an infinitive phrase). When all the foxes arrived. the fox, (e)
______________________ (use an appositive), said, "My dear friends, I have discovered a new thing. It
is that (f) ______________________ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) tails are quite useless.
They look (g) ______________________ (pre-modify the adjective) ugly and dirty too. So, we all should
cut off our tails, shouldn't we?" Most of them agreed with the cunning fox (h) ______________________
(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their tails. But an old and (i) ______________________ (pre-
modify the noun) fox said to the cunning fox, "My friend, your plan is nice but evil. Actually you want to
cut off our tails because you have lost (j) ______________________ (pre-modify the noun with a
determiner) tail of your own."
