1. |
Only/ alone/ merely a)
Only Allah can help us. b)
He has only
a ball. c)
He has only
ten taka. |
None but(person)/ nothing
but(things)/ not more than or not less than(number) a) None
but Allah can help us. b) He has nothing but a ball c) He has not more than ten taka. |
2. |
Must We must obey our
parents. |
Cannot but/ Cannot help+ (v+ing). We cannot but obey our
parents We can not help obeying
our parents. |
3. |
Both----and Both Dolon and Dola were excited. |
not only ---- but also. Not only dolon but
also Dola were present. |
4. |
and ( if join two words) He was obedient and gentle. |
Not only ----- but also. He was not only obedient but also gentle. |
5. |
Everyone/ everybody/every person/ (every + common
noun)/all Every mother loves her child. |
There is no +
attached word + but. There is no mother but loves her child. |
6. |
As soon as As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away. |
No sooner had ----- Than. No sooner had the thief saw the police he ran away. |
7. |
Absolute Superlative degree Dhaka is the biggest city in Bangladesh. |
No other+ attached word+so+
positive form+ as+subject. No other city is as big as Dhaka in Bangladesh. |
8. |
S+ V+adjective+O I shall remember you. |
S+V+not+
opposite words of
Adjective I shall not forget you. |
9. |
Always Raven always attends the
class. |
Never. Raven never
misses the class. |
10. |
Too ---- to He is too weak to
walk. |
so ---that+ can
not/could not(in
past). He is so weak that he cannot walk. |
11. |
As – as Simi was as wise as Rimi. |
Not less – than. Simi was not
less wise than
Rimi. |
12. |
Universal truth are change by making them negative interrogative. The Sun sets in the
west. |
Negative Interrogative Doesn’t the Sun set in the west? |
13. |
Sometimes Raven sometimes visits me. |
Not + always. Raven doesn’t always visit me. |
14. |
Many I have many friends. |
Not a few. I donot have few friends. |
15. |
A few Bangladesh has a few
scholars. |
not many. Bangladesh doesn’t have many scholars. |
16. |
Much He belongs much
money. |
A little. He doesn’t belong a little money. |
17. |
A little Dolon has a little
riches. |
not much. Dolon doesn’t have much riches. |