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| Completing- Sentence |
Rule 1: : ……too + adjective + to + verb (present form).
Examples:
The man is too old to
work.
You are too short to touch the
roof.
He is too dishonest to speak the
truth.
Rule 2: : ……too
+ adjective/adverb + for + personal object + to + verb (present form).
Examples:
The load is too heavy for me to carry.
The problem was too hard for
them to
solve.
It is too interesting for us to overlook.
Rule 3: Present
Indefinite + as if/as though + past indefinite.
Examples:
He tells the story as if he knew it.
He runs fast as though he were a mad man.
They donate money as if they were rich
man.
Rule 4: Past
Indefinite + as if/as though + past perfect.
Examples:
He told the story as if he had known it.
She proceeded as though I had not spoken.
Rule 5: If +
Present Indefinite + future indefinite tense.
Examples:
If it rains, we shall not go.
If he wants, I shall help him.
If you play in the rain, you will catch
cold.
Rule 6: If
+ Past Indefinite + would/could + verb (present form).
Examples:
If he came, I would go.
If they wanted, we would help him.
If I had a typewriter, I would type the
letters.
Rule 7: If +
Past Perfect + would have/could have + verb (past participle form).
Examples:
If I had seen him, I could have told
him the news.
If they had started earlier, they could have
got the train.
If she had tried, she would have
succeeded.
Rule 8: Had
+ Verb + Past Participle Form
+ would have/could have + verb (past participle form).
Examples:
Had I seen him, I would have given
him the news.
Had he wanted, they would have
helped him.
Had I possessed a vast
property, I
would have established a college.
Rule 9: If +
Subject + were + would +
verb (present form).
Examples:
If I were a king, I could help the
poor.
If I were you, I would not do
this.
Rule 10: Present/Future
Indefinite Tense + when/after + present perfect.
Examples:
You can go to sleep when
You will return me the book
after, you
have finished reading it.
He will swim after, he has changed his
dress.
Rule 11: Would
that/ I wish + were + ……
Examples:
I wish I were a king.
Would that he were alive today.
Rule 12: Would
you mind + verb(ing) + …….?
Examples:
Would you mind taking a cup of
tea?
Would you mind opening the door?
Rule 13: It
is time + to + verb (present form) + ……….
Examples:
It is time to start work.
It is time to leave the place.
Rule 14: It
is time + for + personal object + to + verb (present form) + ……….
Examples:
It is time for us
to attack the enemy.
It is time for them
to start the work
Rule 15 : : It is time + subject + verb (past form) +
………
Examples:
It is time we went home.
It is time they earned
their livelihood.
Rule 16:. ……so
much/many + …. + that + 1st subject + can/cannot + …….
Examples:
You have so much intelligence that you can get a
job.
There are so many problems that I cannot
solve them.
You have so much money that you can buy a
ticket.
Rule 17: ……so
+ adjective/adverb + that + 1st subject + cannot/could not +
verb (present form).
Examples:
The man was so ill that
he could not move.
Many farmers are so poor that they cannot
cultivate their land.
The sailors’ throats were so
dry that
they could not speak.
Rule 18: ……so
that + 1st subject
+ can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
The boy reads more so that he can make a good
result.
We eat food so that we can get strength.
He works hard so that he can earn more
money.
Rule 19: ……in
order that + 1st subject + can/could/may/might + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
He went to a shop in order
that he
could sell her shirt.
I saved some money in order
that I could buy some books.
They came to me in order that they could see me
personally.
Rule 20: ……lest
+ 1st subject
+ should + verb (present form) + …………
Examples:
He ran away lest he should be seen.
Read diligently lest you should fail in
the examination.
He walked fast lest he should reach
school in time.
Rule 21: ……would
rather/sooner + verb + than + verb/noun.
Examples:
I would rather die than beg.
He would rather drink tea than coffee.
Rule 22: ……had
better + verb (present form) + ……….
Examples:
I had better ring him at once.
You had better leave the place.
He had better go home.
Rule 23: ……how
+ to
+ verb (present form) + …..
Examples:
He doesn’t know how to play cricket.
They knew how to talk.
Do you know how to drink tea?
Rule 24: Without
+ verb(ing) + (meaningful negative sentence).
Examples:
Without reading more you cannot pass.
Without taking physical
exercise we
cannot keep our body fit.
He will not be able to write well without
writing much.
Rule 25: By +
verb(ing) + (meaningful affirmative sentence).
Examples:
By reading more we can learn more.
By drinking clean water you can keep your
body fit.
We can get power by
eating rice and bread.
Rule 26: ……provided/provided
that/providing that/if + (meaningful sentence).
Examples:
I will agree to go providing that my expenses are
paid.
He will shine in life provided
that he
works hard.
The plane will take off in time
provided The weather is good.
Rule 27: ……since/as/because
+ (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
As he behaved roughly, he was punished.
Everybody loves him because he is honest.
Crops did not grow well since there was drought.
Rule 28: ……though/although/in
spite of/despite of + (alternative meaningful sentence).
Examples:
Though he is poor, he is honest.
In spite of his poverty, he helps the poor.
Although he is rich, he does not help
the poor.
Rule 29: ……unless/if…not
+ (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Unless you read attentively, you will fail.
If you do not start at once, you will miss the
train.
Rule 30: …….in
case + (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
I will come tomorrow in case he wants me.
I want to stay home in case he comes.
He will carry an umbrella in
case it
rains.
Rule 31: ……because
of/on account of/owing to/due to + (meaningful word or sentence).
Examples:
Everybody loves him because of
his honesty.
On account of his illness, he could not go to
the college.
The writer dared no drive due
to fog.
Rule 32: ……no
sooner…than/scarcely had…when/hardly had…when + past indefinite
tense.
Examples:
No sooner had I gone out than he came.
Scarcely had we reached the
station when
the train left.
Hardly had he reached the
college when
the examination began.
Rule 33: ……let
alone + (meaningful word or phrase).
Examples:
He cannot pass in the third division,
let alone first
division.
I cannot swim a kilometer, let
alone ten
kilometers.
The old farmer cannot visit a small
town, let alone a big town.
Rule 34: ……the
place + where + (meaningful affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Jessore is the place where he was born.
A railway station is a place where trains stop.
Paris is the city where UNESCO
headquarters is.
Rule 35: ……the
time/year/day + when + (meaningful affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Saturday is the day when the week
begins.
1971 is the year when Bangladesh
became independent.
10 P. M. is the time when we go to bed.
Rule 36: ……that
+ (meaningful
sentence).
Examples:
I know that he is a doctor.
He knows that my address is
Jessore.
Rule 37: …....feel,
suppose, imagine, discover, know, judge, assume + to be + adjective.
Examples:
We assumed him to be innocent.
He was judged to be guilty.
I know him to be honest.
Rule 38: ……till/until
+ (meaningful
affirmative sentence).
Examples:
Wait until I come back.
Mother will be nursing him
till he
comes round
Rule 39: …….as
long as + (meaningful sentence).
Examples:
Wait here as long as it rains.
Allah will help us as long as our aim is honest.
Rule 40: ……instead
of/in lieu of + (meaningful word or sentence).
Examples:
Instead of history, he took
logic.
The boy bought a pen instead of pencils.
He ate fish in lieu of meat.