এমএ হামিদ খান, সহকারী অধ্যাপক
ধনবাড়ী কলেজ, টাঙ্গাইল
USE OF MODIFIER
যে Word/Phrase Noun এর পূর্বে অথবা পরে বসে উক্ত Noun কে Modify করে অর্থাৎ উক্ত Noun এর দোষ, গুণ, সংখ্যা, অবস্থান অথবা উক্ত Noun সম্পর্কে অতিরিক্ত কোনো তথ্য প্রদান করে তাকে Modifier বলে।
যে Modifier Noun এর পূর্বে বসে তাকে Pre Modifier এবং যে Modifier Noun এর পরে বসে তাকে Post Modifier বলে।
Different types of Pre and Post Modifier:
(i) Adjective (ii) Participle (Present and Past) (iii) Noun (iv) Noun adjective (v) Determiner (vi) Possessive (vii) Adverb (viii) Infinitive (ix) Prepositional phrase (x) Appositive
Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Most of the people in (a) ____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country do not know the importance of English, (b) ____ (Post-modify the noun with an appositive). In fact, it is an (c) _____ (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) language and we are living in a global 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 Knowledge of English, you cannot complete (g) ____ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) higher studies because most of the books are written in English. Poor Knowledge of English will also hamper your (h) ___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) development. In short, if you do not have a good command over 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) the most important language in the world (c) international (d) well (e) the (f) communication (g) your (h) career (i) in every step (j) attentively.
