Answer:

• Determiners: The, a, different.
• Headwords: engine, Google, searches, day, explorers, knowledge, perspectives.
• Modifiers: popular, search, 8.5 billion.
• Infinitive: to achieve.
• Appositive: Google (Appositive to the noun phrase “search engine”).
• Phrases: more than 8.5 billion searches a day (Noun phrase), to achieve knowledge about different perspectives (Infinitive phrase).

Answer:

• You (swim) now.
  → You are swimming now.
• I (finish) the work before he came.
  → I had finished the work before he came.
• Would you mind (open) the door?
  → Would you mind opening the door?
• I found the girl (read).
  → I found the girl reading.
• I wish I (be) a child again.
  → I wish I were a child again.
• If he had come, I (go).
  → If he had come, I would have gone.
• Five years (pass) since his father died.
  → Five years have passed since his father died.

Answer:

• Write to me soon.
• What is your town famous for?
• He poured the tea into the mug.
• The new term begins on July 1st.
• They are called by different names.
• Match the pictures with the names.
• This material is different from that.

Answer:

• Industry brings success.
  → Success is brought by industry.
• Flowers are used on different occasions.
  → People use flowers on different occasions.
• Don’t look down upon the poor.
  → Let not the poor be looked down upon.
• Tourists from home and abroad visit Cox’s Bazar.
  → Cox’s Bazar is visited by tourists from home and abroad.
• He was given a warm welcome.
  → People gave him a warm welcome.
• Follow his instructions strictly.
  → Let his instructions be followed strictly.
• Who gave you this pen?
  → By whom were you given this pen?

Answer:

• Ahmed said to me, “Happy Eid ul-Adha!”
  → Ahmed wished me a happy Eid ul-Adha.
• He said to me, “May Allah recover you.”
  → He prayed that Allah might recover me.
• The Principal said to the students, “Do not tell a lie.”
  → The Principal advised the students not to tell a lie.
• “Shall we plant the trees, sir?” he said.
  → He respectfully asked if they should plant the trees.
• He said, “Good bye, my friends!”
  → He bade his friends good bye.
• Mamun said, “What a wonderful bird it is!”
  → Mamun exclaimed with joy that it was a very wonderful bird.
• Kamal said to Jamal, “Congratulation.”
  → Kamal congratulated Jamal.

Answer:

• Pros and cons (খুঁটিনাটি / ভালো-মন্দ): You should consider the pros and cons of the decision.
• Ups and downs (উত্থান-পতন): There are ups and downs in every man’s life.
• Bed of roses (পুষ্পশয্যা / সুখকর অবস্থা): Life is not a bed of roses.
• Crocodile tears (মায়াকান্না): She shed crocodile tears at the death of her stepson.
• Nip in the bud (অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা): All his bad habits should be nipped in the bud.
• Chicken-hearted (ভীতু): A chicken-hearted person cannot be a good soldier.
• Beyond dispute (বিতর্কাতীত): He is an honest man beyond dispute.

Answer:

• The bridge was constructed long ago. It collapsed yesterday.
• Sazia opened the door quietly. She tiptoed into the room.
• Today is a holiday. I am watching TV at the moment.
• I’m quite happy to walk. You need not drive me home.
• I saw the minister in a cheerful mood. He is honest.
• Weather is very hot. Hasn’t the classroom got a central cooling system?
• The boy was very brilliant. He won the first prize.
• Give me a glass of water. I am thirsty.
• A good student listens carefully to his teacher. He imitates his pronunciation.
• I knew a man who lived in a village. It was not very far from the city.