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সঠিক উত্তর হবে: a few days

A few and a bit of or a little mean some.

- সাধারণত  এগুলো দ্বারা বোঝানো হয় enough or more than we expected.

 We use:
* a few with plural nouns.
* a bit of or a little with uncountable nouns.

অপর দিকে, 

We use few and very little to show that we are talking about a small amount.
- সাধারণত এগুলো দ্বারা বোঝানো হয়,  not enough or less than we expected.

* Few ব্যবহৃত হয় countable nouns এর ক্ষেত্রে। 
* Very little ব্যবহৃত হয়  uncountable nouns ক্ষেত্রে। 

Source: British Council Website. 

On time = at the right time বা যথাসময়ে। 
In time =  early enough বা সময়ের আগেই বা কিছু পূর্বে। 

অতএব সঠিক উত্তর হবে, The Plane took off on time. 

Source: Oxford Practice Grammar by John Eastwood. 

The correct answer is: on the beach. 

‘On the beach’ refers to the beach as the area with the sand and the waters specifically.

- We use the present form ( I come/ I go) with a future meaning after until, when etc. 

- So ,the correct answer: I'll wait here until you come back. 
- পুরো বাক্যটির বাংলা অর্থ  করলে দাঁড়ায়: তুমি ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত আমি এখানে অপেক্ষা করব। 

- The correct answer is: Since 

Since
- Since is typically used with perfect tenses.  
- We use since with the Perfect Tenses to express a point of time in the past up to now.
Example: I’ve known him since I was a child.

অন্য দিকে. 
For
- When used as preposition of time, for is used with a period of time.  
- Note that although for is sometimes called a keyword for the Perfect Tenses, it can be used with all the other tenses.
Example Sentences: I lived in England for 10 years.

Until
- We use until to mean the end time, up to a specific time or a point in time.
Example: I will work until 5p.m. today.

Source: Grammarly.com 

The correct answer is: Preposition. 
Near and Near to:
- দুটোই  prepositions হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়। এছাড়া, Near মাঝে মাঝে Adjective হিসেবেও ব্যবহৃত হয়। 
- The preposition near (to) means ‘not far away in distance’. বাংলা অর্থ করলে দাঁড়ায়, খুব বেশি দূরে না, কাছেই এমন। 
- Near and near to mean the same, but near is more common: 
যেমন: My mother loves to sit near the fire at night.

Source: CLIFFS TOEFL 

এই প্রশ্নের সঠিক উত্তর হবে, That. 

Determiner, That:
- 'That' is used as a determiner at the beginning of sentences to indicate one object which is far from the speaker.
- Note that the plural form of 'that' as a determiner is 'those. 
- 'That' and 'those' is generally used with 'there' to indicate that the object(s) is not close to the speaker.
- মোদ্দা কথা, বক্তা যেই বস্তুর দিকে ইঙ্গিত করছে , তা যদি ‍দূরে হয় তাহলে That এবং কাছে বুঝালে This ব্যবহৃত হয়। 

- The correct answer is: Until  

Until
- We use until to mean the end time, up to a specific time or a point in time.
Example: I will work until 5p.m. today.

অন্যদিকে, 

Since
- Since is typically used with perfect tenses.  
- We use since with the Perfect Tenses to express a point of time in the past up to now.
Example: I’ve known him since I was a child.

From
- We use from to show the time or point in time when something starts:
Example: Tickets for the concert are on sale from Monday.

Source: Grammarly.com 

The correct answer is: through.

Through:
- It means moving from one end or side of something to the other. এক স্থান থেকে অন্য স্থানে ভেদ করে যাওয়াকে বলে। 
Example: They walked slowly through the woods.

 

- After prepositions like: of/at/for etc, we add ing with main verbs. 
For instance: Tom is thinking of buying a new car. 
So, the correct answer will be: Tipu is not very good at telling stories. 
- Good at = expert at something. i.e. I'm not good at Math. 

The correct answer is: in

Various uses of preposition with "Taxi" : 
- We say get in a taxi. 
- We don't say get on a taxi

We say: get out of a taxi:
we don't say: get off a taxi

Also,
- We say that someone is in a taxi.
- We go somewhere by taxi.

Source: Oxford Learners Dictionary 

The correct answer is: So 

So যখন Conjunction হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয় তখন এটি বাক্যের প্রথম অংশের সাথে দ্বিতীয় অংশের মাঝে ফলাফল সূচক বন্ধন হিসেবে কাজ করে। 

প্রদত্ত বাক্যে, প্রথম অংশে বলা হচ্ছে, তুমি তার সাথে খারাপ আচরণ করেছ, বিধায় সেও এখন তোমার সাথে অনুরূপ করছে। 

সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর হবে: You treated him badly so he is doing the same to you now.

আরো খেয়াল করি: 

Use of So:
- as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): There weren’t enough beds, so I had to sleep on the floor.
- as a way of starting a new sentence: So, when do you start your new job?
- in the conjunction phrase so that: He was standing in the shadow so that I could not see his face. 

Source: Macmillan Dictionary

The right answer will be: Because. 

Because: meaning and use
- Because introduces clauses of cause and reason.
- It is a subordinating conjunction.
- This means that the clause it introduces is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete.
- We use a comma when the subordinate clause comes before the main clause.
Example:  Everyone left early because Rahim and Karim had an argument.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary Grammar Reference. 

- The correct answer is: Although

Although and though:
- The both mean ‘in spite of something’.
They are subordinating conjunctions.
- This means that the clause which they introduce is a subordinate clause, which needs a main clause to make it complete.

Example: Everyone enjoyed the trip to the final although we lost the match!

Source: Cliffs TOEFL

What is an interjection: 

An interjection is a word or phrase that is grammatically independent from the words around it. In general, it expresses feeling rather than meaning. 

For example: Hurrah! we have won the game!

সঠিক উত্তর: Each 

Each & Every: 
- We use each to refer to individual things in a group or a list of two or more things.
- It is often similar in meaning to every, but we use every to refer to a group or list of three or more things. 

অর্থাৎ এক জাতীয় কোন দল বা গ্রুপের সবাইকে বোঝাতে, every ব্যবহৃত হয়। অপরদিকে, গ্রুপের প্রত্যেক সদস্যকে আলাদাভাবে বোঝালে each বসে। 

- প্রদত্ত প্রশ্নে বোঝাচ্ছে, গোয়েন্দা প্রত্যেক সন্দেহভাজনের সাথে কথা বলেছিল। এখানে আলাদা করে কথা বলার দিকেই ইঙ্গিত করছে। 

সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর হবে: The detective spoke separately to each suspect.  

Source:  Cambridge English Dictionary Grammar reference. 

Live on
- It's a phrasal verb. 
- যার অর্থ: to continue to live or exist. বাংলায় বেঁচে থাকা। যেমন:  Tania died ten years ago but her memory lives on.

এর পরে আসবে,

Live on something
- to eat a particular type of food to live. বা নির্দিষ্ট কোন খাবার খেয়ে বা অবলম্বন করে বেঁচে থাকা। যেমন:    Small birds live mainly on insects.

প্রশ্নে বলা হচ্ছে, গরু ঘাস খেয়ে বেঁচে থাকে,
সুতরাং, সঠিক উত্তর হবে- The cow lives on grass. 

Source: Oxford Learners Dictionary, Grammar reference.   

সঠিক উত্তর হবে: plenty of 

Lots and Plenty
- Lots and plenty are called quantifiers because they describe the quantity of the noun in a sentence.
- এছাড়া, A lot of  দ্বারা বেশি পরিমান বোঝায়, কিন্তু Plenty দ্বারা প্রয়োজনের চেয়ে বেশি বা মাত্রাতিরিক্ত বোঝায়। 

Examples: 
1. I have lots of peanut butter left in this jar.
2. This thermos can hold plenty of tea.
3. I was expecting more people to come, so there's plenty of food.
4. You can pick some apples from our tree. We've got plenty. 

Source: CLIFFS TOEFL 

সঠিক উত্তর, Double Preposition

Double Preposition:
এই ধরণের Preposition গুলো দুইটি ভিন্ন Preposition মিলিয়ে নতুন একটি Preposition তৈরী করে। 
যেমন: The machine is out of order.  

- অপশনের Onto হচ্ছে, মূলত: On+to এই  দুটি   Preposition এর সমন্বিত রুপ। 
- এর মানে, moving to a location on the surface of.

Source: A Passage to the English Language by S.M Zakir Hussain. 

The right answer is: To 

To
- এটা মূলত: preposition.
- এছাড়াও এটা  part of the infinitive (the to-infinitive) হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয় । 

To as a preposition: destination or direction
We can use to as a preposition to indicate a destination or direction: যেমন:  The dog ran to us as soon as we arrived.

এছাড়াও as a preposition, to এর বিভিন্ন রকম অর্থ হতে পারে, যেমন:

- Receiver of an action. Example: She’s always writing letters to the local newspaper.

- Time: Example:  Her train arrives at quarter to five.

- Approximate numbers. Examples: There were forty to fifty people at the meeting.

Source: CLLIFS TOEFL

The Correct answer here is Hush.

Hush 
- It is an interjection.
- It is used as a command to be silent or quiet.

On the other hand, 
- Fie!  it shows disgust or disapproval. 
- Tut! it expressing disapproval, contempt, etc.
- Ahem! expressing gentle utterance used to call someone's attention.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary Grammar Preference. 

So যখন Conjunction হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয় তখন এটি বাক্যের প্রথম অংশের সাথে দ্বিতীয় অংশের মাঝে ফলাফল সূচক বন্ধন হিসেবে কাজ করে। 

প্রদত্ত বাক্যে, প্রথম অংশে বলা হচ্ছে, তুমি তার সাথে খারাপ আচরণ করেছ, বিধায় সেও এখন তোমার সাথে অনুরূপ করছে। 

সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর হবে: You treated him badly so he is doing the same to you now.

আরো খেয়াল করি: 

Use of So:
- as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): There weren’t enough beds, so I had to sleep on the floor.
- as a way of starting a new sentence: So, when do you start your new job?
- in the conjunction phrase so that: He was standing in the shadow so that I could not see his face. 

Source: Macmillan Dictionary