Intermediate5 min readCompleting Sentences

Completing Sentences (অসম্পূর্ণ বাক্য সম্পূর্ণকরণ)

HSC ও বিশ্ববিদ্যালয ভর্তি পরীক্ষার অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ টপিক Completing Sentences-এর সকল নিয়ম, শর্টকাট কৌশল ও বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা।

Completing Sentences (অসম্পূর্ণ বাক্য সম্পূর্ণকরণ)

Completing Sentences হলো পরীক্ষার একটি অন্যতম প্রধান ইংরেজি গ্রামার অংশ। এখানে একটি বাক্যের অংশ (Clause/Phrase) দেওয়া থাকে এবং প্রাসঙ্গিক নিয়ম মেনে অর্থপূর্ণভাবে বাকি অংশটি পূরণ করতে হয়।


১. গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সকল নিয়মের বিস্তারিত বাংলা ব্যাখ্যা

Rule 1: Too ... to (এতই ... যে করতে পারে না)

  • গঠন: Subject + Verb + too + Adjective/Adverb + to + Verb-এর Base Form (V1)
  • অর্থ: কোনো কিছু এত বেশি যে কোনো কাজ সম্পন্ন করা অসম্ভব বোঝায়।

উদাহরণ:

  • The man is too weak to walk (হাঁটতে পারে না).
  • The problem was too hard to solve (সমাধান করা সম্ভব ছিল না).

Rule 2: So ... that (এতই ... যে ...)

  • গঠন (Present): Subject + Verb + so + Adjective + that + Subject + cannot + V1
  • গঠন (Past): Subject + Verb + so + Adjective + that + Subject + couldnot + V1

উদাহরণ:

  • He is so weak that he cannot run fast.
  • The exam was so difficult that we could not answer all questions.

Rule 3: So that / In order that (যাতে / যেন)

উদ্দেশ্য প্রকাশ করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

  • Present Tense হলে: Clause + so that + Subject + can / may + V1
  • Past Tense হলে: Clause + so that + Subject + could / might + V1

উদাহরণ:

  • We eat so that we can live.
  • He studied hard so that he could get a GPA 5.

Rule 4: Provided that / Provided / Providing that / In case (যদি / যদি এমন ঘটে)

এগুলো if-এর মতো অর্থ নির্দেশ করে।

  • গঠন: Main clause + provided that + Present Indefinite Clause

উদাহরণ:

  • The train will start on time provided that the weather is good.
  • I will buy a bottle of water in case I feel thirsty.

Rule 5: Lest (নতুবা / পাছে ভয় হয় যে)

কোনো অনিচ্ছাকৃত নেতিবাচক ঘটনা এড়ানোর সংকল্প বোঝায়।

  • গঠন: Clause + lest + Subject + should / might + Verb-এর Base Form (V1)

উদাহরণ:

  • Read attentively lest you should fail in the examination.
  • Run fast lest you should miss the train.

Rule 6: It is time / It is high time (উপযুক্ত সময়)

কোনো কাজ করার সঠিক বা ইতোমধ্যে বিলম্বিত সময় বোঝায়।

  • গঠন (Subject সহ): It is high time + Subject + V2 (Past Indefinite)
  • গঠন (Subject ছাড়া): It is high time + to + V1

উদাহরণ:

  • It is high time we stopped corruption.
  • It is high time to build up our career.

Rule 7: As if / As though (এমনভাবে ... যেন)

অবাস্তব কল্পনা বা তুলনা বোঝায়।

  • Present Indefinite + as if/as though + Past Indefinite (Be verb হলে were)
  • Past Indefinite + as if/as though + Past Perfect (had + V3)

উদাহরণ:

  • He talks as if he knew everything.
  • She speaks as though she were a queen.
  • He rendered the song as if he had practiced it before.

Rule 8: Would rather ... than (বরং ... তাও)

দুটি বিকল্পের মধ্যে একটিকে বেশি পছন্দ করা বোঝায়।

  • গঠন: Subject + would rather + V1 + than + V1

উদাহরণ:

  • I would rather die than beg.
  • She would rather stay at home than go outside in the rain.

Rule 9: No sooner had ... than / Scarcely had ... when

একটি ঘটনা ঘটার সাথে সাথেই অন্য একটি ঘটনা ঘটা বোঝায়।

  • No sooner had + Subject + V3 + than + Subject + V2
  • Scarcely had / Hardly had + Subject + V3 + when / before + Subject + V2

উদাহরণ:

  • No sooner had we reached the station than the train left.
  • Scarcely had the teacher entered the classroom when the students stood up.

Rule 10: Conditional Sentences (শর্তযুক্ত বাক্য)

  1. First Conditional (if + Present + Future):
    • If you work hard, you will succeed in life.
  2. Second Conditional (if + Past Indefinite + Subject + would/could/might + V1):
    • If I were a rich man, I would help the poor.
  3. Third Conditional (if + Past Perfect + Subject + would have/could have + V3):
    • If he had invited me, I would have attended the party.
    • Had I known your number, I would have called you.

💡 HSC বোর্ড পরীক্ষায় বারবার আসা কিছু উদাহরণ

  1. Industry is the key to success. If you do not work hard, ___.
    you will not succeed in life.
  2. There is a proverb that time and tide wait for none. So, we should not waste our time as ___.
    lost time can never be regained.
  3. 1971 is the year when ___.
    Bangladesh achieved her independence.
  4. Five years have passed since ___.
    I met him last.

✍️ Practice Quiz with Answers

1. Complete the sentence: He ran fast lest ___.

A) he will miss the train
B) he should miss the train
C) he missed the train
D) he can miss the train
উত্তর: B (Lest-এর পর Subject + should + V1)


2. Complete the sentence: It is high time we ___ our country.

A) love
B) loved
C) will love
D) have loved
উত্তর: B (It is high time + Subject + V2)


3. Complete the sentence: Had I been a king, I ___.

A) will help the poor
B) would help the poor
C) would have helped the poor
D) helped the poor
উত্তর: C (Had + Subject + V3 থাকলে Third conditional অনুযায়ী would have + V3 বসে)