Verb Lesson 1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination
- Fakhruddin Babar
- Jan 22
- 18 min read
VERB
Part 1: Primary Discussion
যে word বাক্যে subject এর কোনো কার্য সম্পাদন করা, হওয়া, বলা, থাকা ইত্যাদি নির্দেশ করে তাকে verb বলে। বাক্য গঠনে verb একটি অত্যাবশ্যকীয় উপাদান।
বাক্যে কার্য সম্পাদন ও গঠনের রূপ অনুযায়ী verb প্রধানত দুই প্রকার। যথা:
Finite Verb (সমাপিকা ক্রিয়া)
Non-finite Verb (অসমাপিকা ক্রিয়া)
Finite Verb এবং Non-finite Verb এর বৈশিষ্ট্য অনুযায়ী verb এর শ্রেণিবিভাগ নিম্নরূপ:
Finite Verb
Principal
Transitive
Intransitive
Linking
Auxiliary
Primary
Modal
Periphrastic
Non-finite Verb
Infinitive
Participle (Present, Past, Perfect)
Gerund
Part 2: Important Rules with Previous Questions
Finite Verb
Subject এর number, person, tense এবং voice অনুযায়ী যে verb এর রূপগত পরিবর্তন হয় তাকে finite verb বলে।
We go to college.
He goes to college.
(উপরিউক্ত প্রথম বাক্যের subject plural number হওয়ায় we এর পর plural verb হিসেবে go এবং দ্বিতীয় বাক্যের subject singular number হওয়ায় he এর পর singular verb হিসেবে goes বসেছে।)
Finite verb দুই প্রকার। যথা: Principal Verb এবং Auxiliary Verb।
01. Principal Verb
যে verb অন্য কোনো verb এর সাহায্য ছাড়া বাক্যে স্বাধীনভাবে সম্পূর্ণ অর্থ প্রকাশ করতে পারে তাকে principal verb বলে।
Ex: We play cricket.
Ex: Tinni swims everyday.
Principal verb তিন ভাগে বিভক্ত। যথা:
(i) Transitive Verb
(ii) Intransitive Verb
(iii) Linking Verb
(i) Transitive Verb
যে verb, object গ্রহণ ছাড়া বাক্যের অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে পারে না তাকে transitive verb (সকর্মক ক্রিয়া) বলে।
Structure: Subject + transitive verb + indirect/direct object + ext.
Ex: He flies a kite.
Ex: We gave him a reward.
Ex: She has given me a kite.
Ex: Which of the following makes correct use of 'transitive verb'? [KU, B: 18-19]
(A) The policeman stopped the car.
(B) He speaks loudly.
(C) How do you do?
(D) Some of the gifts were very expensive.
Ans: (A)
Note: Transitive verb এর পর সরাসরি direct object ব্যবহার করলে indirect object এর পূর্বে to বসে এবং 'জন্য' বোঝালে for বসে।Ex: They gave a pen to him.Ex: He bought a shirt for me.
(ii) Intransitive Verb
যে verb, object গ্রহণ ছাড়াই বাক্যের অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে পারে তাকে intransitive verb বলে।
Structure: Subject + intransitive verb + ext (যদি থাকে).
Ex: The girl sings.
Ex: Birds fly in the sky.
Some Common Transitive & Intransitive Verbs:
Verb | Transitive Example | Intransitive Example |
Stop | She tried to stop her from leaving. | The train stopped in the middle of road. |
Move | You should move your car. | The trees are moving in the breeze. |
Start | We all started the game. | The match starts at 3 p.m. |
Change | Marriage hasn't changed her. | The area changed greatly in the last decade. |
Close | Close your eyes, please. | Most shops close at 5:30 here. |
Open | Open the window. | The museum opens at 10 a.m. |
Do | Have you done your homework? | Shahin is doing well in his new job. |
Set | He set a chair next to the bed. | The sun is setting in the west. |
Continue | We will continue the meeting. | The meeting continued after the break. |
Play | I can play the guitar. | They will play outside today. |
Return | You should return the book. | The students returned to college. |
Grow | I grow a palm tree. | My child is growing day by day. |
Write | Write your name here. | He cannot write. |
(iii) Linking Verb
যে verb বাক্যে subject এবং complement এর মধ্যে সংযোগ স্থাপন করে তাকে linking বা copulative verb (সংযোজক ক্রিয়া) বলে।
Structure: Subject + linking verb + complement (adjective/noun) + extension.
Ex: Misu is a student.
Ex: He looks handsome.
নিম্নলিখিত verb গুলো সাধারণত linking verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়:
Be, Become, Appear, Feel, Get, Go, Grow, Prove, Keep, Stay, Look, Sound, Remain, Run, Smell, Seem, Taste.
Ex: He went mad. This verb is: [RU, A: 19-20]
(A) transitive
(B) intransitive
(C) linking
(D) stative
Ans: (C)
02. Auxiliary Verb
যে verb বাক্যে অন্য verb কে tense, mood, voice গঠনে সহায়তা করে তাকে auxiliary verb বা helping verb বলে।
Auxiliary verb তিন ভাগে বিভক্ত:
(i) Primary Auxiliary
(ii) Modal Auxiliary
(iii) Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary
(i) Primary Auxiliary
যে verb বাক্যে auxiliary অথবা ক্ষেত্রবিশেষে principal verb হিসেবেও ব্যবহৃত হয় তাকে primary auxiliary verb বলে।
Ex: I have a car. (Principal)
Ex: I have bought a car. (Auxiliary)
Primary Auxiliary verb গুলো নিম্নরূপ:
Be verb: Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been.
Have verb: Have, Has, Had.
Do verb: Do, Does, Did.
(ii) Modal Auxiliary
যে auxiliary verb সরাসরি verb এর base form গ্রহণ করে এবং বক্তার/বক্তব্যের mood প্রকাশে সহায়তা করে তাকে modal auxiliary verb বলে।
Ex: I can do the work alone.
Ex: You must abide by the rules.
সচরাচর ব্যবহৃত Modal Auxiliary verb:
Can, Could, May, Might, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Must, Dare, Need, Ought to, Had Better, Had Rather, Would Better, Would Rather.
(iii) Periphrastic Modal Auxiliary
যে modal auxiliary verb এর সাথে 'to' যুক্ত থাকে এবং সরাসরি verb এর base form গ্রহণ করে তাকে periphrastic modal auxiliary verb বলে।
Ex: We ought to help others.
Ex: They used to swim in the river.
List: Be to, Be going to, Used to, Ought to, Be about to, Have to.
Non-Finite Verb
Subject এর number, person, tense এবং voice অনুযায়ী যে verb এর রূপগত কোনো পরিবর্তন হয় না তাকে non-finite verb বলে।
Murad wants to meet me.
We saw a bird flying in the sky.
Non-Finite Verb তিন প্রকার:
Infinitive: To + verb এর base form কে infinitive verb বলে। এটি সাধারণত 'উদ্দেশ্যে' বোঝাতে ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Ex: She has come here to take it.
Gerund: Verb এর base form এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে noun এর মতো কাজ করলে তাকে gerund বলে।
Ex: Swimming is a good exercise for our health.
Participle: Verb এর যে form একই সাথে verb এবং adjective এর কাজ করে তাকে participle verb বলে।
Ex: We saw a singing bird.
Participle verb তিন ভাগে বিভক্ত:
(i) Present Participle: Verb এর base form এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে adjective এর মতো কাজ করলে তাকে present participle বলে।
Ex: I saw a running man in the field.
(ii) Past Participle: Verb এর তিন নং form (v3) যা adjective এর মতো কাজ করে।
Ex: I need a washed car.
(iii) Perfect Participle: Having + v3 কে perfect participle verb বলে।
Ex: Having finished the work, I went there.
Other Verbs
Factitive Verb: যে transitive verb এর object থাকা সত্ত্বেও একটি object complement গ্রহণ ছাড়া বাক্যের অর্থ সম্পূর্ণ করতে পারে না, তাকে factitive verb বলে।
Ex: We elected him chairman.
Common Factitive Verbs: Appoint, Call, Consider, Choose, Designate, Elect, Find, Judge, Keep, Label, Make, Name, Prove, Think.
Cognate Verb: যখন কোনো Intransitive verb তার সমজাতীয় noun-কে object হিসেবে গ্রহণ করে, তখন তাকে Cognate Verb বলে।
Ex: He ran a race.
Ex: I dreamt a wonderful dream.
Ex: "I dreamt a wonderful dream." Here 'dream' is an example of- [BSMRSTU, F: 12-13]
(A) Retained object
(B) Cognate object
(C) Reflexive object
(D) Factitive object
Ans: (B)
Quasi-Passive Verb: যে verb বাক্যে active form এ ব্যবহৃত হলেও অর্থের দিক থেকে passive এর ধারণা প্রকাশ করে, তাকে quasi-passive verb বলে।
Ex: Honey tastes sweet.
Ex: The bed feels soft.
Perception Verb: যে verb ইন্দ্রিয়গ্রাহ্য অনুভূতির ধারণা প্রকাশ করে তাকে perception verb বলে।
List: See, Hear, Smell, Feel, Notice, Observe, Taste, Touch.
Ex: I saw a dog on the road.
Reflexive Verb: যে verb এর subject ও reflexive object একই ব্যক্তি বা বস্তু হয় তাকে reflexive verb বলে।
Ex: He killed himself.
Ex: She fanned herself.
Group Verb: সাধারণত, verb এর সাথে বিভিন্ন preposition যুক্ত হয়ে ভিন্ন ভিন্ন অর্থ প্রদান করলে তাকে group verb/phrasal verb বলে।
Ex: He gave up his bad habits.
Conjugation of Verb
Verb এর মূল form থেকে Tense, Person, Number এবং Voice অনুযায়ী বিভিন্ন রূপে পরিবর্তিত হওয়াকে conjugation of verb বলা হয়।
Strong Verb
যে সকল verb এর অন্তর্গত vowel পরিবর্তন করে Past form এবং অন্তর্গত vowel পরিবর্তন করে অথবা n, en, ne যোগ করে past participle গঠন করা হয়, তাদেরকে Strong verb বলে।
Present | Past | Past Participle |
Arise | arose | arisen |
Awake | awoke | awoken |
Be | was, were | been |
Bear | bore | born/borne |
Begin | began | begun |
Bite | bit | bitten |
Blow | blew | blown |
Break | broke | broken |
Choose | chose | chosen |
Do | did | done |
Drink | drank | drunk |
Drive | drove | driven |
Eat | ate | eaten |
Fall | fell | fallen |
Fly | flew | flown |
Forget | forgot | forgotten |
Freeze | froze | frozen |
Get | got | got/gotten |
Give | gave | given |
Go | went | gone |
Grow | grew | grown |
Know | knew | known |
Lie | lay | lain |
Ride | rode | ridden |
Rise | rose | risen |
See | saw | seen |
Shake | shook | shaken |
Sing | sang | sung |
Speak | spoke | spoken |
Steal | stole | stolen |
Swim | swam | swum |
Take | took | taken |
Tear | tore | torn |
Throw | threw | thrown |
Wear | wore | worn |
Write | wrote | written |
Weak Verb
যে সকল verb এর শেষে d, ed বা t যোগ করে Past ও Past Participle গঠন করা হয়, তাদেরকে Weak verb বলে।
Present | Past | Past Participle |
Bend | bent | bent |
Bring | brought | brought |
Build | built | built |
Burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
Buy | bought | bought |
Catch | caught | caught |
Creep | crept | crept |
Deal | dealt | dealt |
Dream | dreamt | dreamt |
Feel | felt | felt |
Fight | fought | fought |
Keep | kept | kept |
Kneel | knelt | knelt |
Leave | left | left |
Lend | lent | lent |
Lose | lost | lost |
Make | made | made |
Mean | meant | meant |
Meet | met | met |
Pay | paid | paid |
Say | said | said |
Seek | sought | sought |
Sell | sold | sold |
Send | sent | sent |
Sleep | slept | slept |
Spend | spent | spent |
Teach | taught | taught |
Tell | told | told |
Think | thought | thought |
Weep | wept | wept |
Verb with Identical Forms
নিম্নলিখিত verb গুলোর তিনটি form একই রকম হয়:
Present | Past | Past Participle |
Bet | bet | bet |
Burst | burst | burst |
Cast | cast | cast |
Cost | cost | cost |
Cut | cut | cut |
Hit | hit | hit |
Hurt | hurt | hurt |
Let | let | let |
Put | put | put |
Read | read | read |
Rid | rid | rid |
Set | set | set |
Shed | shed | shed |
Shut | shut | shut |
Split | split | split |
Spread | spread | spread |
Part 3: Self Practice with Previous Questions
DU Questions & Answers
01. She likes _____ adventure books. [DU-C (Re-Exam): 24-25]
(A) reads
(B) reading
(C) to reading
(D) read
Ans: (B)Explanation: Like, start, finish, stop, enjoy, mind ইত্যাদি শব্দের পরের verb এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়।
02. Choose the correct sentence. [DU-Humanities: 23-24]
(A) Cycling is a good exercise.
(B) To cycle is a good exercise.
(C) Cycle is a good exercise.
(D) To cycle is good exercise.
Ans: (A)Explanation: কোনো verb এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে একই সাথে noun ও verb এর কাজ করলে তাকে gerund বলে যা বাক্যে subject অথবা object হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে।
03. The verb form of the word 'prison' is [DU-A: 22-23]
(A) enprison
(B) imprisonment
(C) inprison
(D) imprison
Ans: (D)Explanation: Prison (কারাগার) শব্দটি noun যার verb form হলো imprison (কারারুদ্ধ করা)।
04. There are several likely reasons why Asians are not prioritized in medical research... [B: 20-21]
(A) conjunction
(B) noun
(C) verb
(D) adjective
Ans: (C)Explanation: Prioritized শব্দটি এখানে verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে (passive form)।
05. The past participle form of the verb 'lie' is. [C: 20-21]
(A) laid
(B) lain
(C) lay
(D) lying
Ans: (B)Explanation: Lie (শয়ন করা) -> Lay -> Lain.
06. People lauded Mandela's humanity... [B: 19-20]
(A) laude
(B) led
(C) lead
(D) laud
Ans: (D)Explanation: Lauded এর present form হবে laud (প্রশংসা করা)।
07. What kind of verb is the word 'went' in the sentence 'The dog went mad.' [C: 98-99]
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Causative verb
(C) Factitive verb
(D) Copulative verb
Ans: (D)Explanation: Copulative verb (linking verb) যেমন go, sound, look, feel এর পরে adjective বসে।
08. That night Abu Ben Adam had a strange dream. Here 'had' is: [DU-HEC: 23-24]
(A) Cognate verb
(B) Intransitive verb
(C) Non-finite verb
(D) Transitive verb
Ans: (D)Explanation: যে verb এর object থাকে তাকে Transitive verb বলে। এখানে 'a strange dream' হলো object.
09. The judge wanted the murderer to be ______. [DU-7 college Science: 21-22]
(A) hung
(B) hanged
(C) hunged
(D) hang
Ans: (B)Explanation: ফাঁসিতে ঝোলানো অর্থে hang এর past participle হলো hanged. (কোনো বস্তু ঝোলানো অর্থে hung)।
10. Be careful, don't ______ your keys. [DU-7 college Business: 20-21]
(A) lose
(B) loose
(C) lost
(D) loss
Ans: (A)Explanation: Lose (v) হারানো। Loose (adj) আলগা। Loss (n) ক্ষতি। Don't এর পর verb এর base form 'lose' বসবে।
JnU Questions & Answers
01. He gave up ______ football. [JnU-B: 24-25]
(A) to play
(B) of playing
(C) playing
(D) played
Ans: (C)Explanation: 'Give up' (phrasal verb/preposition) এর পরে verb এর ing form ব্যবহৃত হয়।
02. Walking is good for health. 'Walking' is a: [JnU-A: 16-17]
(A) gerund
(B) phrase
(C) clause
(D) participle
Ans: (A)Explanation: Subject হিসেবে verb+ing বসে noun এর কাজ করছে, তাই gerund.
JU Questions & Answers
01. There was an electric pole. The underlined verb is: [JU-D: 24-25]
(A) Action verb
(B) Non-action verb
(C) Transitive verb
(D) Cognate verb
Ans: (B)Explanation: যে verb দ্বারা কোনো কাজ করা বোঝায় না বরং থাকা/হওয়া বোঝায় তাকে non-action/stative verb বলে।
02. It is assumed that graduates will ______ about English... [19-20]
(A) know
(B) know how
(C) knowledge
(D) knowing
Ans: (A)Explanation: Will (modal) এর পর verb এর base form 'know' বসবে।
RU Questions & Answers
01. The present form of 'lost' is [RU-A: 24-25]
(A) lose
(B) lost
(C) loose
(D) loss
Ans: (A)Explanation: Lose - Lost - Lost.
02. I enjoy teaching. The underlined word is: [RU-C: 23-24]
(A) gerund
(B) verb
(C) participle
(D) complement
Ans: (A)Explanation: Enjoy verb এর object হিসেবে teaching (gerund) বসেছে।
03. Let us winter in Malaysia. Here 'winter' is: [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) a noun
(B) an adjective
(C) an adverb
(D) a verb
Ans: (D)Explanation: Winter এখানে 'শীতকাল অতিবাহিত করা' অর্থে verb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
04. Please ______ me to take my medicine. [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) remind
(B) recollect
(C) remember
(D) reminisce
Ans: (A)Explanation: Remind অর্থ কাউকে কোনো কিছু স্মরণ করিয়ে দেওয়া।
05. Mandela ______ to life imprisonment in 1964. [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) is sentenced
(B) sentenced
(C) was sentenced
(D) has been sentenced
Ans: (C)Explanation: 1964 সালের ঘটনা (Past tense) এবং passive voice (তাকে দণ্ড দেওয়া হয়েছিল), তাই was sentenced হবে।
06. He left the place feeling shocked... [RU-A: 22-23]
(A) a verb
(B) a conjunction
(C) a phrase
(D) a participle
Ans: (D)Explanation: Past participle (adjective এর মতো কাজ করছে)।
07. Which sentence contains an infinitive? [RU-B: 22-23]
(A) She enjoys reading books.
(B) To be or not to be - that is the question.
(C) Running is a great exercise.
(D) We should treat others with kindness.
Ans: (B)Explanation: 'To be' হলো infinitive.
08. Which sentence contains a gerund? [RU-B: 22-23]
(A) Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies.
(B) I love to travel.
(C) She starts her day with coffee.
(D) He is studying.
Ans: (A)Explanation: Cooking (Subject হিসেবে verb+ing) হলো gerund.
09. The promise sounds hollow. The underlined word is: [RU-C: 22-23]
(A) a complement
(B) a transitive verb
(C) an intransitive verb
(D) a linking verb
Ans: (A) (Note: Question asks about 'hollow', usually an adjective complement. If asking about 'sounds', it's a linking verb. Based on options, A is best for 'hollow' if D refers to the verb). Correction based on standard questions: usually 'sounds' is the target, answer Linking Verb. If 'hollow' is underlined, it is an Adjective Complement. Let's assume the question asks about the nature of the relationship or the word based on context. Wait, the snippet says "The underlined word is- [RU-C: 22-23] (A) a complement (D) a linking verb". If 'hollow' is underlined, it is a complement.
10. He has a lot of influence... Verb form? [A: 21-22]
(A) influence
(B) influent
(C) influential
(D) inflow
Ans: (A)Explanation: Influence শব্দটি noun এবং verb উভয় হিসেবেই ব্যবহৃত হয়।
CU Questions & Answers
01. The past form of 'read' is- [CU-D: 24-25]
(A) readed
(B) red
(C) read
(D) rad
Ans: (C)Explanation: Read - Read (উচ্চারণ red) - Read.
02. There is no credit in earning money illegally. [CU-D: 23-24]
(A) an infinitive
(B) a gerund
(C) past participle
(D) present continuous
Ans: (B)Explanation: Preposition (in) এর পরে verb+ing সর্বদা gerund হয়।
03. The movie ... affected the audience heavily. [C: 21-22]
(A) effected
(B) affected
(C) has effected
(D) have affected
Ans: (B)Explanation: Affect (v) প্রভাবিত করা। Effect (n) ফলাফল।
04. 'Ronaldo headed the ball'. 'Headed' is: [A: 09-10]
(A) noun
(B) participle
(C) verb
(D) adverb
Ans: (C)Explanation: Headed এখানে verb (মাথা দিয়ে আঘাত করা)।
KU Questions & Answers
01. Which is a regular verb? [KU-16-17]
(A) Began
(B) Taken
(C) Knew
(D) Wanted
Ans: (D)Explanation: Want-Wanted-Wanted (ed যুক্ত হয়)।
02. 'What strikes me...' Past form? [KU-B: 16-17]
(A) Striken
(B) Struck
(C) Striked
(D) Stroke
Ans: (B)Explanation: Strike - Struck - Struck.
CoU Questions & Answers
01. Subject + Linking verb + Complement can be found in: [CoU-B: 18-19]
(A) They do not seem nervous.
(B) She does not laugh.
(C) The telephone rang.
(D) She will buy Anindita a gift.
Ans: (A)Explanation: Seem (linking verb) + nervous (adjective complement).
HSTU Questions & Answers
03. Past participle of 'Swim'- [HSTU-C: 24-25]
(A) Sween
(B) Swom
(C) Swum
(D) Sweam
Ans: (C)Explanation: Swim - Swam - Swum.
GST Questions & Answers
01. Please water the plants... [GST-B: 22-23]
(A) Noun
(B) Adverb
(C) Adjective
(D) Verb
Ans: (D)Explanation: Water (verb) - পানি দেওয়া।
02. What type of verb is 'play' in "I play football"? [GST-B: 22-23]
(A) Finite
(B) Nonfinite
(C) Transitive
(D) Intransitive
Ans: (C)Explanation: Play এর object (football) আছে, তাই Transitive. (Finite ও সঠিক, তবে Transitive বেশি স্পেসিফিক)।
03. You have made your bed and now you may lie on it. [GST-B: 21-22]
(A) lie
(B) lay
(C) lain
(D) laid
Ans: (A)Explanation: May (modal) এর পর base form 'lie' (শয়ন করা) বসবে।
04. I will water the plants. 'Water' is: [GST-B: 21-22]
(A) a noun
(B) a verb
(C) an adjective
(D) an adverb
Ans: (B)
05. Which is not a verb? [IU-B: 19-20]
(A) threaten
(B) worsen
(C) bounden
(D) flatten
Ans: (C)Explanation: Bounden (বাধ্য/আবদ্ধ) একটি adjective.
06. The past participle of 'Swim' is- [RSTU 18-19]
(A) Swim
(B) Swam
(C) Swum
(D) Swame
Ans: (C)
07. In which sentence 'wrong' is a verb? [JKKNIU 17-18]
(A) Wrong seldom prospers.
(B) He spells words wrong.
(C) You wrong me by the suspicion.
(D) You have taken the wrong road.
Ans: (C)Explanation: এখানে You (sub) + wrong (verb) + me (obj). অর্থ: অন্যায় করা।
MBBS-BDS-AFMC Questions
01. The sentence "He seems to have acted rightly" is- [MBBS: 24-25]
(A) Past continuous
(B) Past perfect
(C) Simple past
(D) Perfect infinitive
Ans: (D)Explanation: To have acted হলো Perfect Infinitive.
02. I came to England to learn English. [MBBS: 23-24]
(A) to learn
(B) for to learn
(C) to learning
(D) for learning
Ans: (A)Explanation: উদ্দেশ্য বোঝাতে Infinitive (to + v1) বসে।
03. Fire burns. 'burn' is: [BDS: 23-24]
(A) causative
(B) copulative
(C) intransitive
(D) transitive
Ans: (C)Explanation: Object নেই, তাই Intransitive.
04. Father loves me. 'loves' is: [MBBS: 22-23]
(A) simple verb
(B) transitive verb
(C) intransitive verb
(D) auxiliary verb
Ans: (B)Explanation: Object (me) আছে, তাই Transitive.
05. Which sentence uses inchoative verb? [MBBS: 22-23]
(A) It is dark.
(B) It is growing dark.
(C) He is weak.
(D) He was king.
Ans: (B)Explanation: Inchoative verb (e.g., grow, get, become) কোনো অবস্থার শুরু বা পরিবর্তন বোঝায়।
BCS-Bank Questions
01. To help others is a great deed. [48th BCS]
(A) To help
(B) To helping
(C) Help
(D) To
Ans: (A)Explanation: Infinitive বাক্যের Subject হতে পারে।
02. Which can be used as a verb? [46 BCS]
(A) mobile
(B) media
(C) sugar
(D) sand
Ans: (C)Explanation: Sugar (চিনি মেশানো) verb হতে পারে।
03. 'He contemplated marrying his cousin.' 'marrying' is: [43 BCS]
(A) present participle
(B) verb
(C) gerund
(D) infinitive
Ans: (C)Explanation: Contemplate verb এর object হিসেবে gerund বসেছে।
04. Go and catch the falling star. 'falling' is: [42nd BCS]
(A) preposition
(B) adjective (participle)
(C) verb
(D) adverb
Ans: (B)Explanation: Star (noun) কে modify করছে, তাই Adjective (Present Participle).
05. "Look at the flying bird". 'Flying' is: [42nd BCS]
(A) gerund
(B) verbal noun
(C) participle
(D) gerundial infinitive
Ans: (C)Explanation: Adjective এর কাজ করছে।
06. 'I will not let you go.' 'go' is: [41st BCS]
(A) infinitive
(B) participle
(C) gerund
(D) verbal noun
Ans: (A)Explanation: Let এর পর Bare Infinitive (to ছাড়া infinitive) বসে।
07. 'The old man was tired of walking.' 'walking' is: [41st BCS]
(A) present participle
(B) adjective
(C) common noun
(D) gerund
Ans: (D)Explanation: Preposition (of) এর পরে gerund বসে।
Part 4: SELF TEST
SELF TEST-1
01. He was born in 1980. What kind of verb is it?
(A) transitive
(B) intransitive
(C) linking
(D) non-finite
Ans: (B)
02. I dreamt a wonderful dream. Identify 'dreamt'.
(A) Retained object
(B) Cognate object
(C) Reflexive object
(D) Cognate verb
Ans: (D) (Note: Question asks for the word, usually implies the verb here based on options, but 'Cognate object' is also an option if it referred to the noun 'dream'. Assuming it refers to the verb 'dreamt', it is a Cognate Verb. If it refers to 'dream', it is Cognate Object. The question says "Identify the underlined portion" but doesn't show underlining. Usually "dreamt" is the verb and "dream" is the object. Let's assume the question asks about the verb function given the context of Cognate verbs. Source usually marks Cognate Verb/Object relation. Based on similar previous questions, B is likely if asking about the object, but if asking about the verb, it is a Cognate Verb. Let's look at Snippet 56, Q2 matches this. The answer key for Test-1 Q2 is not explicitly visible in snippet 56, but typically "dreamt" is the Cognate Verb and "dream" is the Cognate Object.)
03. She takes after her mother. 'Takes after' is:
(A) Verbal idiom
(B) Phrasal verb
(C) regular verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (B)
04. The boy reads a book. 'Reads' is:
(A) linking verb
(B) auxiliary verb
(C) transitive verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (C)
05. Mother loves me. 'Loves' is:
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Auxiliary verb
(C) Intransitive verb
(D) Simple verb
Ans: (A)
06. Mother laughs. 'Laughs' is:
(A) Intransitive verb
(B) Auxiliary verb
(C) Transitive Verb
(D) Causative Verb
Ans: (A)
07. Rahat felt the cold breeze. 'Felt' is:
(A) Reflexive verb
(B) Perception verb
(C) Quasi passive verb
(D) Factitive verb
Ans: (B)
08. He became a politician. 'Became' is:
(A) transitive verb
(B) linking verb
(C) action verb
(D) intransitive verb
Ans: (B)
09. Honey tastes sweet. 'Tastes' is:
(A) linking
(B) intransitive
(C) non-finite
(D) none
Ans: (A) (Also Quasi-passive)
10. They elected him captain. 'Elected' is:
(A) Transitive verb
(B) Intransitive Verb
(C) Factitive Verb
(D) Causative Verb
Ans: (C)
11. Dip, Feed, Fell, Raise, Get; all these words are:
(A) Transitive Verb
(B) Causative Verb
(C) Intransitive Verb
(D) Factitive Verb
Ans: (B)
12. The Past tense of the word 'Cut' is:
(A) Cat
(B) Cut
(C) Cutt
(D) Cott
Ans: (B)
13. What is the past form 'Welcome'?
(A) welcome
(B) welcame
(C) welcomed
(D) wellcame
Ans: (C)
14. Find out the weak verb:
(A) Get
(B) Sing
(C) Drive
(D) Dream
Ans: (D) (Dreamt/Dreamed)
15. By working hard, you can prosper. 'Working' is:
(A) Participle
(B) Verbal Noun
(C) Gerund
(D) Infinitive
Ans: (C)
SELF TEST-2
01. What is the past form "blow"?
(A) blowed
(B) blowt
(C) blew
(D) blewd
Ans: (C)
02. What is the number of auxiliary verb in English?
(A) Eleven
(B) Twelve
(C) Fourteen
(D) Fifteen
Ans: (B) (Primary 3 types [Be, Do, Have] + Modals. Total count varies by grammar book, typically 12-15. Be(8)+Do(3)+Have(3)+Modals(13)=27 forms. But grouped: Be, Do, Have, Shall, Should, Will, Would, Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Ought to, Need, Dare, Used to. Standard Primary=3, Modal=13. Often cited as 12 main ones. Source key likely B or C. Let's assume standard 12 or 24 'operators'. Based on snippet 56, Q2 answer is likely related to primary/modal grouping count.)
03. Raju need not think of a job. 'Think' is:
(A) Principal
(B) Finite
(C) Full
(D) Modal
Ans: (A) (Need is modal here, Think is Principal)
04. She made her daughter ______ homework.
(A) do
(B) did
(C) to do
(D) done
Ans: (A) (Causative make takes base form)
05. Past participle of 'Quit'?
(A) Quit
(B) Quitten
(C) Quited
(D) Quitted
Ans: (A) (or D, Quit-Quit-Quit is standard, Quit-Quitted-Quitted also exists. A is safer).
06. Past form of 'shear'?
(A) Shore
(B) Shorn
(C) Shear
(D) Sheared
Ans: (D) (Sheared. Past Participle is Shorn/Sheared).
07. 'He became mad.' 'Became' is:
(A) Copulative
(B) Causative
(C) Transitive
(D) Simple
Ans: (A)
08. Fire burns. 'Burn' is:
(A) Auxiliary
(B) Intransitive
(C) Transitive
(D) Causative
Ans: (B)
09. Past Participle form of 'Refer' is:
(A) Referred
(B) Refered
(C) Referred
(D) Reference
Ans: (A)
10. I should have preferred a more interesting approach. Underlined words show:
(A) Subject
(B) Verb
(C) Complement
(D) Adverbial
Ans: (B)
11. We found the house ______
(A) abandoned
(B) have abandoned
(C) to be abandoned
(D) none
Ans: (A)
12. A verb that is active in form but passive in sense is known as:
(A) causative
(B) inchoate
(C) reflexive
(D) quasi-passive
Ans: (D)
13. 'A great deal of thoughts ______ into the designing of the auditorium.'
(A) go
(B) have gone
(C) went
(D) has gone
Ans: (D) ('A great deal' takes singular).
14. Identify a sentence having: Sub + Verb + Indirect object + Direct object.
(A) Tinni sent me a flower.
(B) Flower is sent to me by Tinni.
(C) I sent a flower to her.
(D) I was sent a flower by Tinni.
Ans: (A)
15. Which one is an example of an intransitive verb?
(A) They painted their fences green.
(B) My family moved to another city.
(C) We believed the boy.
(D) He gave the papers to the lawyer.
Ans: (B)
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Exercise -2
1. Verb of the word 'Friend' is-
A. Friendly B. Friendship C. Befriend D. Friends
Ans: C
2. What is the verb form of the word 'Danger'?
A. Dangerous B. Endanger C. Dangerously D. Danger
Ans: B
3. The verb form of 'Blood' is-
A. Bleed B. Bloody C. Bloods D. Blade
Ans: A
4. Choose the verb from the options.
A. Beautiful B. Beauty C. Beautify D. Beautifully
Ans: C
5. Verb of the word 'Strong' is-
A. Strength B. Strengthen C. Strongly D. Strung
Ans: B
6. What is the verb form of 'Action'?
A. Act B. Active C. Activity D. Actual
Ans: A
7. Verb of the word 'Slave' is-
A. Slavery B. Enslave C. Slavish D. Slaver
Ans: B
8. The verb form of 'Length' is-
A. Long B. Lengthy C. Lengthen D. Lingering
Ans: C
9. Choose the correct verb form of 'Power'.
A. Powerful B. Powerless C. Empower D. Powerfully
Ans: C
10. What is the verb form of 'Prison'?
A. Prisoner B. Imprison C. Prisoned D. Prisons
Ans: B
11. Verb of the word 'Large' is-
A. Largely B. Largeness C. Enlarge D. Largest
Ans: C
12. The verb form of 'Food' is-
A. Feed B. Foody C. Fed D. Feeding
Ans: A
13. Which of the following is a verb?
A. Water B. Watery C. Waterless D. Aquatic
Ans: A (Note: 'Water' acts as both noun and verb)
14. Verb of the word 'Economy' is-
A. Economic B. Economical C. Economize D. Economics
Ans: C
15. What is the verb form of 'Terror'?
A. Terrible B. Terrific C. Terrify D. Terrorist
Ans: C
16. Verb of the word 'Circle' is-
A. Circular B. Encircle C. Circuit D. Circulate
Ans: B
17. The verb form of 'Success' is-
A. Successful B. Succeed C. Succession D. Successive
Ans: B
18. Verb of the word 'Little' is-
A. Belittle B. Less C. Least D. Littleness
Ans: A
19. What is the verb form of 'Courage'?
A. Courageous B. Encourage C. Courageously D. Courages
Ans: B
20. Choose the verb from the options.
A. Bookish B. Book C. Booker D. Booklet
Ans: B (Note: To 'book' a ticket)
21. Verb of the word 'Sharp' is-
A. Sharpness B. Sharpen C. Sharply D. Sharper
Ans: B
22. The verb form of 'Example' is-
A. Exemplify B. Exemplary C. Exampled D. Examples
Ans: A
23. Verb of the word 'Person' is-
A. Personal B. Personnel C. Personify D. Personality
Ans: C
24. What is the verb form of 'Joy'?
A. Joyful B. Enjoy C. Joyous D. Joyfully
Ans: B
25. Verb of the word 'Just' is-
A. Justice B. Justly C. Justify D. Justification
Ans: C
26. The verb form of 'Gold' is-
A. Golden B. Gild C. Goldy D. Goldsmith
Ans: B
27. Verb of the word 'Able' is-
A. Ability B. Unable C. Enable D. Ably
Ans: C
28. What is the verb form of 'Origin'?
A. Original B. Originate C. Originally D. Origins
Ans: B
29. Verb of the word 'Memory' is-
A. Memorable B. Memorial C. Memorize D. Memoir
Ans: C
30. The verb form of 'Clean' is-
A. Cleanse B. Cleanly C. Cleanness D. Cleaner
Ans: A
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