Read the following text and use modifiers in the

blank spaces as directed.

Set 1.
Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bengali literature. He was a (a) _____
(pre-modify the noun) poet. He wrote (b) _____ (post-modify the verb) in every
branch of Bengali literature. Nazrul, (c) _____ (use an appositive), won the attention
of everyone in the early childhood. He wrote ceaselessly until the death of (d) _____
(use possessive pronoun) poetic flair. He composed his songs (e) _____ (use an
infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). His songs are (f) _____ (use an intensifier
to pre-modify the adjective) melodious. He enriched the Bengali literature (g) _____
(use an adverb to pre-modify the verb). His literary works have enriched (h) _____
(use a noun adjective) literature. He was (i) _____ (use an article) secular poet. He
sang the songs of equality (j) _____ (use an adverbial phrase).
Answer: a. great/famous b. almost c. our national poet d. his e. to inspire the people
f. very g. greatly h. Bengali i. a j. in this way
Set 2
Rabindranath Tagore was a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) poet of Bengali
literature. He was born in a (b) _____ (pre-modify the noun) family at Jorasanko,
Kolkata. He went to school (c) _____ (post-modify the verb). He wrote his (d) _____
(pre-modify the noun) verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, he went to
London (e) _____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) school there. He was put
up in a lodging house under the care of a (f) _____ (pre-modify the noun) coach, Mr.
Scott. He was lucky (g) _____ (post modify the adjective with an infinitive) an English
family of Mr. Scott. He also visited the house of Parliament (h) _____ (post-modify
the verb with an infinitive) Gladstone and John Bright’s debates on Irish rule. He
wrote letters to Kolkata (i) _____ (post-modify the verb with a present participle)
English society. At this, his family thought that they might lose their son (j) _____
(post-modify the verb). So, he was called back to Kolkata.
Answer: a. renowned b. noble c. early d. first e. to attend f. professional g. to find. h.
to listen to i. admiring j. forever.
Set 3
It was a hot (a) _____ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) day. A (b)
_____ (pre-modify the noun) crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long
time, she could not find any water. She felt (c) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify
the adjective) weak, almost giving up hope. Suddenly, she saw a water jug below
her. She flew (d) _____ (post-modify the verb) to see if there was any water inside.
Yes, she could see some water inside the jug. The crow tried (e) _____ (use an
infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug
was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to flow out. But
she found (f) _____ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) jug was too heavy.
The crow thought (g) _____ (use a phrase to post-modify the verb) what to do. (h)
_____ (use a participle to pre-modify the verb), she saw some pebbles nearby. She
(i) _____ (pre-modify the verb) had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles
one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the
water level kept rising. Soon it was high (j) _____ (post-modify the adjective) for the
crow to drink. The crow quenched its thirst and flew away.
Answer: a. summer b. thirsty c. very d. quickly e. to drink water f. that g. for a while
h. Looking around i. finally/then j. enough
Set 4
Water is a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) substance. It has no colour of (b) _____
(possessive to pre-modify) own. The (c) _____ (determiner to pre-modify the noun)
name of water is life. By drinking water, we can quench (d) _____ (possessive to
pre-modify the noun) thirst. Thus we can survive on earth. But (e) _____ (pre-modify
the noun) water is life killing. By drinking contaminated water, we suffer from
diseases like diarrhea, typhoid etc. We may (f) _____ (pre-modify the verb) face (g)
_____ (pre-modify the noun) death by drinking such type of water. We are
responsible for (h) _____ (noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) pollution. Waste
materials from mills and factories are thrown here and there. Farmers use fertilizers
and insecticides in their land. During the rainy season, they are mixed with ponds
and rivers. Besides, latrines (i) _____ (participle to post-modify the noun) on ponds
and rivers cause water pollution. (j) _____ (pre-modify the noun) awareness should
be raised to stop water pollution.
Answer: a. liquid/vital b. its c. other d. our e. contaminated f. easily g. pre-mature h.
water i. standing j. Public.
Set 5
Most of the people in (a) _____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country do
not know the importance of English. In fact, it is an (b) _____ (use an adjective to
pre-modify the noun) language and we are living in a (c) _____ (pre-modify the
noun) village. So, if you know English (d) _____ (post-modify the verb with an
adverb), you can communicate with (e) _____ (use article to pre-modify the noun
phrase) rest of the world. It is surely an important element of your (f) _____ (use a
noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) skill. Without the knowledge of English with
proper understanding, you cannot complete (g) _____ (use possessive to pre-modify
the noun) higher studies because most of the books are written in English in the
process of higher education. Poor knowledge of English will also hamper your (h)
_____ (use a noun adjective) development. In short, if you do not have a good
command of English, you will suffer (i) _____ (post-modify the verb with prepositional
phrase/adverbial) of your life. So, don’t waste your time and try to learn English (j)
_____ (post-modify the verb with an adverb) from today.
Answer: a. our b. international c. global d. well e. the f. language g. your h. career i.
in every stage j. properly.
Set 6
Once there lived a (a) _____ (pre-modify the noun) fox in a jungle. One day, while he
was walking (b) _____ (post-modify the verb) through the jungle he fell into a trap
and lost his tail. He felt (c) _____ (pre-modify the adjective) unhappy and sad. But
the fox was very cunning. He hit upon a plan. He invited all the foxes (d) _____
(post-modify the verb with an infinitive) to a meeting. When all the foxes arrived, the
fox without a tail said, “My dear friends, listen to me, please, I have discovered a (e)
_____ (pre-modify the noun) thing. It is that our tails are (f) _____ (pre-modify the
adjective) useless. They look ugly and dirty. So, we should cut off our tails, shouldn’t
we?” All foxes listened to the cunning fox (g) _____ (post-modify the verb). Most of
them agreed (h) _____ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their tails. But an old
and (i) _____ (pre-modify the noun) fox said to him, “My friend, your plan is nice but
evil. Actually, you want to cut off our tails because you have (j) _____ (pre-modify the
noun with a determiner) tail of your own.”
Answer: a. clever b. alone c. very d. to come e. new f. quite g. attentively h. to cut
off i. wise j. no.
Set-7
Othello, (a) _____ (use an appositive to post-modify the noun) had risen to become
a general. He had shown his bravery in many (b) _____ (use an adjective to
pre-modify the noun) battles against the Turks. Everyone praised him (c) _____ (use
an adverb to post-modify the verb) and the senate trusted and honoured him.
Brabantio, a rich senator of Venice had a daughter named Desdemona (d) _____
(use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). Brabantio (e) _____ (use an adverb
to pre-modify the verb) invited Othello to his house where he and his daughter
listened in wonder to Othello as he spoke about his adventures. He told them of
deserts, of caves and of mountains high (f) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify
the adjective) to touch the sky. Desdemona had to weep (g) _____ (use a present
participle to post-modify the verb phrase) and she never became tired of listening to
it. She pitied Othello (h) _____ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb) for the
misfortunes and hardships of his life. Her pity (i) _____ (use an adverb to
post-modify the verb) turned to love. She refused all the young men (j) _____ (use
an infinitive to post-modify the verb) because she loved Othello, a noble Muslim
Moor from North Africa.
Answer: a. a black moor b. fearful c. highly d. who loved him e. sometimes f.
enough g. listening to his stories h. much i. finally j. to marry
Set-8
A village doctor is a (a) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) familiar
person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b) _____ (pre-modify the verb)
known as a quack. A village doctor is not a (c) _____ (pre-modify the noun) doctor.
He (d) _____ (pre-modify the verb) sits in a small dispensary in the morning and
evening. He treats the patients (e) _____ (use a participle to post-modify the verb)
small fees. A village doctor is not a (f) _____ (pre-modify the noun) man. His
chamber is (g) _____ (pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly
medicines to the (h) _____ (pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the
number of qualified doctor is (i) _____ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective)
few. So, a village doctor is a great friend to the (j) _____ (pre-modify the noun)
people.
Answer: a. very b. mainly/mostly c. registered d. regularly e. taking f. rich g. ill h.
poor i. very j. village/poor
Set-9
Deforestation means cutting down of trees (a) _____ (post-modify the verb). To meet
up the basic needs of food and housing, trees are being cut in large scale and thus it
causes (b) _____ (pre-modify the noun) imbalance. Besides, there are some
dishonest people who cut trees in our forest (c) _____ (use and infinitive phrase to
post-modify the verb). The (d) _____ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun)
level is rising and many parts of the world are going to be engulfed by the sea in
near future. New areas of the world are (e) _____ (use a participle to pre-modify the
verb) turned into desert as a result of deforestation. So, we must stop (f) _____ (use
a participle to post-modify the verb) down trees unnecessarily. (g) _____ (use a
participle to pre-modify the noun) trees indiscriminately will be hazardous for our
future existence. If we destroy trees (h) _____ (use an adverbial phrase to
post-modify the verb) one day the country will turn into a great desert. The (i) _____
(use a participle to pre-modify the noun) temperature will cause greenhouse effect.
Necessary measures should be taken (j) _____ (use an infinitive phrase to
post-modify the verb).
Answer: a. indiscriminately b. ecological c. to earn money illegally d. water e. going
to be f. cutting g. Cutting h. at random i. increasing j. to stop deforestation
Set 10
Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a (a) _____
(pre-modify the noun) farmer who used (b) _____ (post-modify the verb by using
infinitive) on other people’s land. With great effort they married (c) _____ (use an
pronoun) daughters off by the time they reached teenage. Their sons also started (d)
_____ (use present participle to modify the verb) with their father as (e) _____
(pre-modify the noun) labourers when they were old enough to help. By the time they
were seventeen, they left for towns (f) _____ (use infinitive to post modify the verb)
money. At first they used to send money to their parents (g) _____ (use an adverb to
post-modify the verb) but after getting married they barely had enough to support
their (h) _____ (pre-modify the noun) families. Out of desperation, Ayesha Begum
started (i) _____ (post-modify the verb) in the village to feed her old, (j) _____
(pre-modify the noun) husband and herself.
Answer: a. poor b. to work c. their d. working e. day f. to earn g. occasionally h. own
i. begging j. invalid/poor