মো. আব্দুল কাদের
প্রভাষক
দইখাওয়া আদর্শ কলেজ, লালমনিরহাট
Rules on passage
narration
Rule-3: পরপর দুটি উক্তি থাকলে also said/and added/also asked হয়। কিন্তু ৩টি উক্তি থাকলে also added /further added/again said ইত্যাদি ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a) Jerry said, ‘I can chop some wood today. I shall come again tomorrow’.
Answer: Jerry said that he could chop some wood that day and added that he would go again the next day.
b) She said to me, ‘What is your name. Where do you live?’
Answer: She asked me what my name was and also asked where I lived.
c) He said to us, ‘I came here yesterday. I will go to Sirajgonj tomorrow.’
Answer: He said to us that he had gone there the previous day and added that he would go to Sirajgonj the next day.
d) The man said to me, ‘I will come here tomorrow. I will finish this work as soon as possible.’
Answer: The man said to me that he would go there the next day and added that he would finish that work as soon as possible.
Try yourself
a) The man said to me, ‘Please, lend me some money. I shall return it to you tomorrow’.
b) I said to the little girl, ‘What is your name? What class do you read in?’
c) She said to me, ‘I sent the parcel to my mother yesterday. She will get it most probably tomorrow.’
Rule-4: Yes/no থাকলে যথাক্রমে replied in the affirmative that এবং replied in the negative that ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a) ‘Yes, I have finished reading the book,’ I replied.
Answer: I replied in the affirmative that I had finished reading the book.
b) She said, ‘No, I have not seen him today.’
Answer: She replied in the negative that she had not seen him that day.
c) Jhumu said to Mitu, ‘Are you going to Pabna tomorrow?’ ‘No, I have changed my decision,’ said Mitu.
Answer: Jhumu asked Mitu if she was going to Pabna the next day. Mitu replied in the negative that she had changed her decision.
d) The man said to his son, ‘Are you ill.’ ‘No, I am not ill,Õ replied the son.
Answer: The man asked his son if he was ill. The son replied in the negative that he was not ill.
Try yourself
a) Rahim said to me, ‘yes, I shall go to your house tomorrow. Then I shall go my teacher’s house ‘
b) ‘Yes, we will learn our lessons tomorrow,’ the students said to the teacher.
c) The rich man said to the villagers, ‘Yes, I shall establish a college in this village next year.’
Rule-5: Sir/Madam-থাকলে respectfully ব্যবহার করতে হয়।
a) ‘Yes, sir,’ she replied, ‘I have done my duty.’
Answer: She respectfully replied in the affirmative that she had done her duty.
b) Looking at my hands the beggar said, ‘Madam, please give me your cardigan.
Answer: Looking at my hands the beggar respectfully requested me to give him my cardigan.
c) The student replied, ‘No, I have not learnt my lessons today, Sir.’
Answer: The student respectfully replied in the negative that he had not learnt his lessons that day.
