My Mother

The name, mother is the best gift of almighty Allah. This name is sweeter than any other name in the world. There is nobody as affectionate and loving as my mother. My mother is my heart and soul. I live far away from my mother but I cannot live but talking to her even a single day. If I don’t call (phone) or if I am late to call her, she becomes restless and tells my father to get me connected. My mother is a simple woman. She never eats anything without me while I am at home. She says her prayers five times. She always prays for me to almighty Allah for my safety and happiness. She waits for my arrival when I return home. She leads a very simple and ordinary life-style. We are two brothers and one sister. She never makes any partiality with her love for us. She equally renders her love to us. She always advises us to refrain from quarrelling with others. She always tells us to speak the truth and not to do anything that is harmful for others and for me.  She never speaks ill of others in her good sense. She doesn’t like to quarrel with anybody because she thinks it makes the society a chaotic place. She never boasts of anything. She maintains good relations with our relatives and neighbors.  My mother is really the best woman in the world in my eyes. For all of her good qualities our nearest and neighbors respect, like and pray for her. I am really proud of my mother and grateful to the almighty Allah.  I pray to him for my mother’s longevity and hale and hearty.

Use of Hardly, scarcely, barely and seldom

Hardly, scarcely and barely are almost used in negative in meaning.

Hardly is chiefly used with any, ever, at all or the verb can:

He has hardly any money.  (Very little amount)

He hardly ever goes out.

I hardly ever see him now a day.

The barking dog seldom bites.

Sometimes only hardly can be used with verbs

I hardly know him. (I know him very slightly)

He hardly helped me in my need.

She hardly goes to school.

His father hardly punishes him.

Be careful of being confused  in case of using hard and hardly.

He works hard in the field.

He looked hard at me. That means: He stared at me.

He hardly looked at me. That means: (He didn’t give any important glance at me.)

Scarcely means almost not  and could replace of hardly as used in the above sentence:

Scarcely any/scarcely ever etc.

But scarcely mainly is used to mean not quite.

There were scarcely twenty students in the class. (Probably fewer in number)

She scarcely comes to our house.

I scarcely watch movie in the cinema hall.

It scarcely rains now a day in our area.

Barely means not more than/just only.

There were twenty people in the field.   (Only just twenty)

I can barely check it. (I can only just check it)

I saw barely ten girls here.

He barely hit the boy.

A dialogue with a patient in the hospital.

Salim: How do you feel now, Rubel?

Zakir: Somewhat better. I think I would die. Luckily I got rescued by the grace of almighty Allah

Salim: Yes, it was a terrible accident. Really, you were rescued by the mercy of almighty Allah.

Zakir: I pray to him for my early recovery. The doctor is taking an extra care of me.

Salim: Have patience. Rely upon almighty Allah so that he helps you for your early cure. I also pray to Allah for your early recovery.

Zakir: Please, friend, visit me at least three days a week because if you come I feel strength in mind.

Salim: Of course I shall visit you. Don’t worry. Take your medicine in time. Good bye today.

Zakir:  O.K. Good bye.

A dialogue between a passenger and the bus ticket seller/booking clerk.

Ibrahim:  Hello, who is the ticket seller?

Ticket seller: It’s me. What can I do for you?

Ibrahim: Would you kindly give me a ticket for Dhaka?

Ticket seller: Of course, why not? I am staying here for this service.

Ibrahim: How money?

Ticket seller: Tk-1000.

Ibrahim: When will the bus start for the destination?

Ticket seller: At 8 a.m.

Ibrahim: Here is the money, please.

Ticket seller: O.k. take your ticket, please.

Ibrahim: Thank you very much. Good bye

Ticket seller: O.K. thank you too much, wait over there for the bus please. Good bye.

Use of had better

Sub.  + had better + bare infinitive + obj. + extension.

You had better go home now.

He had better start the work.

You had better finish your duty.

You had better take off your wet shoes.

had better is used with any kind of person that means 1^st, person, 2^nd person and 3^rd person singular and plural numbers.

We had better go home now.

They had better start their journey.

He had better wait a little bit.

You had better stay now.

Negative sentence

Sub + had better not+ v (simple present form) + ob + extension.

You had better not do it again.

She had better not wait for me anymore.

We had better not waste our time.

The man had better not go back.

English Language Club For All: Use of Let

English Language Club For All: Use of Let: Let is generally used for suggestion, proposal or permission. Example: Let’s go home. Let’s do it. Let + obj. (as sub...

Use of Let

Let is generally used for suggestion, proposal or permission.

Example:

Let’s go home.

Let’s do it.

Let + obj. (as subject) + v simple present form +obj.2 +extension.

Let’s= let us try again. Us is object but it is working as subject.

Let me do it alone.

Let him come in.

Let the man do his work.

Let the dog bark.

Let her listen to me.

Sometimes as permission / order

Don’t let them enter into the room.

Don’t let him come here again.

Don’t let her touch it again.

Let’s not is used in the negative sentence as jokingly

Let’s take the room. Let’s not!

Or

 Introduce as negative suggestion

Let’s not take the decision too early.

Let’s not start early.

Let’s not try again.

Or

Don’t let’s start it again.