মো. শহিদুল ইসলাম, সিনিয়র শিক্ষক
পারুলিয়া তফশিলী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় এন্ড কলেজ
Rule 14: কোনো sentence-এ verb হিসেবে feel, suppose, imagine, report, discover, know, judge, assume, consider, find, think, believe, declare, prove ইত্যাদি থাকলে এদের পরের অংশ to be + adjective / noun বসিয়ে কিংবা শুধু adjective / noun বসিয়ে sentence-টিকে complete করা যায়। উল্লেখ্য যে, এ ধরনের sentence-এ কখনো কখনো to be + noun এর পরিবর্তে to be + noun phrase ও বসতে পারে। এ ধরনের sentence এর structure ও উদাহরণ নিচে দেওয়া হলো।
a) Subject + উক্ত verb + object + to be + adjective / noun
b) Subject + উক্ত verb + (object) + adjective / noun
Q. I know him to ————.
A. I know him to be honest.
Q. We supposed him to be ————.
A. We supposed him to be a gentle man.
Q. The lady was judged to be ————-.
A. The lady was judged to be guilty.
Q. —————— herself to be great.
A. She never imagined herself to be great.
Q. We considered him ————.
A. We considered him honest. (OR, to be honest.)
Q. I believe my students ———-.
A. I believe my students sincere. (OR, to be sincere.)
Q. The man is reported to ————.
A. The man is reported to be a spy.
Q. We assumed her to be ———-.
A. We assumed her to be innocent.
Q. They discovered the guard ————.
A. They discovered the guard to be faithful.
Q. We felt the decision to ————.
A. We felt the decision to be wise.
Q. The chief guest declared the sports ————-.
A. The chief guest declared the sports open.