Voice Changing Part-5

Some more changing voices

Who is doing the work?

Ans: By whom is the work  being done?

Do away with it.

Ans: Let it be done away.

She hurt her brother.

Ans: Her brother was hurt by her.

Do you know them?

Ans: Are they known to you?

I saw the boy crying.

Ans: The boy was seen crying.

Mother showed me a picture.

Ans:I was shown a picture by mother.

I have to do it.

Ans: It has to be done by me.

He has cut his finger.

Ans: His finger was cut by him.

He is beating a thief.

Ans: A thief is being beaten by him.

Open the door.

Ans: Let the door be opened.

He pleases us.

Ans: We are pleased by him.

What does he want?

Ans: What is wanted by him?

Give the order.

Ans: Let the order be given.

The mango tastes sweet.

Ans: The mango is sweet when it is tasted.

Does he speak in English?

Ans: Is English spoken by him?

Apostrophe

Use of Apostrophe

Apostrophe means something more is remaining out of this sign ( ‘ ). That means this sign is called apostrophe. It is used with the letter s. It can either be used before or after s. It is mainly used to contract the two words together.  Like --- He’s a good boy. Here the contracted words are he + is that means “he is a good boy.”

Some important contractions are given here that are very important for the learners in their regular activities. To clarify more deeply I am giving here in detail.

do not   = don’t

does not  = doesn’t

am not    = ain’t or aren’t

is not      = isn’t

are not   = aren’t

have not  = haven’t

has not    = hasn’t

had not  = hadn’t

was not   = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

shall not  = shan’t

will not   = won’t

must not  = mustn’t

ought not   = oughtn’t

cannot   = can’t

could not   = couldn’t

should not = shouldn’t

would not  = wouldn’t

might not  = mightn’t

may not = mayn’t

Some more with pronouns are given below:

I am = I’m

He is = he’s

You are = you’re

We are = we’re

They are = they’re

She is = she’s

I have = I’ve

We have = we’ve

They have = they’ve

He has = He’s

We were = we’re

They were = they’re

I / she/ he was = I/she/he’s

I/ he/she/you/they had or would = I’d, he’d, she’d, you’d, they’d

I shall = I’ll

I/she/he/you/they will = I’ll, she’ll, he’ll, you’ll, they’ll

Some uses of these contraction forms are given here:

I am a student of this college.

I’m a student of this college.

He is my friend since my school life.

He’s my friend since my school life.

They are my best friends.

They’re my best friends.

He has a lot of money but he does not give me.

He’s a lot of money but he doesn’t give me.

I have no money in my pocket.

I haven’t money in my pocket.

I could not come yesterday because of my illness.

I couldn’t come yesterday because of my illness.

You will come to meet me to-night.

You’ll come to meet me tonight.

She must not ignore you in your distress.

She mustn’t ignore you in your distress.

The man would not do any harm to anyone.

The man wouldn’t do any harm to anyone.

We should not ignore the needy people.

We shouldn’t ignore the needy people.

Apostrophe is used when it indicates that someone owns something that means belongs to.

The property of my father

=My father’s property

The book of that boy

=That boy’s book

The bag of the girl

=The girl’s bag

The cap of John

= John’s cap

When it is in plural form apostrophe ( ‘ ) is used after s

The bags of those boys

=Those boys’ bags

The seats of the girls

=The girls’ seats

The school of the girls

= The girls’ school

Sometimes in spite of being plural apostrophe ( ‘ )  is used before s

The college of the women

=The women’s college

The college of the men

= The men’s college

The common mistake that we often do regularly the sentences are like these:

It is five o’clock.

in short we write  It’s five o’clock. (right)  But we mostly don’t use apostrophe here. Instead we use = Its five o’clock (wrong).

Mistakenly we write =  it’s color is red (wrong.) 

But it will be = its color is red. (right)

I have a pen but it is not writing well.

I’ve a pen but its not writing well. (wrong)

I’ve a pen but it’s not writing well.  (right)

It is raining now.

It’s raining now. (right)

Its raining now.  (wrong)

We have to remember that when something or someone belongs to something to refer to it, apostrophe is omitted

*****We have a cat and its color is white. Not like this we have a cat and it’s color is white it is wrong.

Use of preposition (Part-2)

Since and for:

To mean point of time since is used

I have been working since 2012.

He had been reading in this college since last year.

They have been playing football since morning.

To mean space of time for is used.

I have been waiting for you for two hours.

They had been waiting for you for one hour.

He has been reading the story for five hours.

Between and among:

To mean two persons or things in one between is used.

I divided the mangos between the two boys.

He ordered to give the fruit between these two girls.

To mean more than two persons or things among is used.

I divided fifty taka among ten boys.

Can you tell who the best among us is?

By and with:

If the work is done by any agent ‘by’ is used.

The work was done by the boy.

He was taught by this teacher.

If the work is done with an instrument ‘with’ is used.

I write with a pen.

He did the work with the help of these tools.

 We killed the snake with this stick.

The Blessing of An Angel ( Story )

 

Long, long ago, there lived three pious men in a country. They were well-known to each other. One of the three was very rich in that country, one was of the middle class and the last one was very poor. The first two were popular with all the people as they helped the poor in their distress. The third man was very poor and very honest. Therefore, the first two persons wanted to help him but he would not wish to grant their help.

 

 

 

He never wished to take anyone's favor. He always depended on Allah. He never told lie and bluffed anyone. He worked hard to run his family. Because of his poverty, he could not give away any money to anyone. The first two were very proud of their piousness and helping hands to others. They would give away money to needy people. So, they talked big. Allah sent an angel to test how kind they were to the people.

 

 

At first, the angel came to the rich man's house in the guise of a needy man. He told, "I have heard, you are a very rich man in this country. You help the poor. I am a very poor man. I have come to get your help."  After hearing his words, he helped a stranger. The man told, "My house is far from here, I can't go back today. So I want to stay tonight at your house." The man was allowed reluctantly to stay but he was not treated so well.

 

The next day, the stranger took leave of the rich man. Then he went to the second man. There he told him the same words as before. He was not pleased with the sudden appearance of the stranger. However, he also helped him and gave him shelter for that night. Here also he did not get as much sympathy from the man as he expected.

 

The next day he left his house and went to the poor and needy man. He told, "I am a poor man. I have come to your area from a far-off place. I will not be able to go back today, so I want to stay in your house."

The poor man described everything about his poverty to the stranger and told, "I am also poor like you. I never forget the almighty, Allah, even in my hardship, and always rely on him. So, don't worry. You can stay here with me."

 

He gave the stranger shelter, gave him food he had, and managed a bed for him to stay comfortably at his house that night. He did enough for him so that he did not become dissatisfied with his behavior. The stranger was pleased with his behavior and hospitality.

 

When the next day, the stranger was going to leave his house, he told, "I am not a man. I am an angel. Allah has sent me to test you three pious men in this country." He told this too that he was pleased with his hospitality. Then he put his hand on the poor man's head, blessed him, and gave him a bag of gold coins so that his poverty could be removed. Thus, an Angel blessed the poor man.

perfect infinitive

Could + perfect infinitive

This form is used for the past ability when the action was not performed;

I could have sent him some money. (But I didn’t send it)

Or when we don’t know whether the action was done or not:

My pen has disappeared. Who could have taken it?

John could have taken it. (He was sitting there.) Doubt

He could have come to see me. But he didn’t come.

He was able to come to see me. That means he came to see me.

She could have sent the book. (She didn’t send that or we don’t know whether she sent or not)

I could have helped him. (But I didn’t do it)

Terrible Nights At Hotel

One day three friends, Manik, Kamal and Rahim went to India for a tour. They got into an old hotel for shelter for a few days. They booked the room no-13  to stay there. As there was no other empty room in that hotel they had to hire it. As they were tired after a long journey, they turned in early. Suddenly in the mid night Manik woke up and went to the balcony. There was a garden behind the hotel. When he looked at that garden he saw a girl sitting on the branch of a tree. She was looking at him strangely. But he became surprised how the girl came there at the dead of night. However he came back to his bed. 

Next day he told everything to his friends. They laughed a lot with this matter and made fun with him with the girl. They travelled many places and enjoyed all-day long, then returned to the hotel. Again in the midnight when everyone was sleeping soundly he woke up and went to that balcony. He heard the sound of anklets nearby. He could not see anything clearly. There were many trees in that garden. All on a sudden he saw something black on one of the trees in the garden and it was grinning. He heard some strange noises  in their room also. Instantly he returned in that room and saw his friends were sleeping and there were no one else. He tried to sleep just then he noticed someone was moving around him in the room.  He became afraid at that sight. He wanted to shout but he could not. After half an hour he fell asleep.

On the 3rd day in the morning when he woke up he told his friends everything in details. They did not believe it but in the night when everyone was sleeping Kamal woke up and heard the sound of anklets in the bathroom. He went to see but could not see anything. When he was coming back he felt someone touching his shoulder. He looked back and saw a bloody hand on his shoulder. Seeing this scene he screamed. But his friends could not hear and he fell down there being senseless. But he was more surprised by seeing himself sleeping on the bed. He told everything to his friends but Rahim did not believe him because he did not believe in the supernatural things.

On the last day that means 4th day, they wanted to buy something so they went to the market. They bought many things in the market. Rahim felt uneasy so he came back soon leaving them in the market. When he came it was 8 p.m.. After half an hour the electricity went off. Suddenly he heard the sound of anklets in the balcony. He went to see but he could not see anything. He came back in the room. He felt afraid at this time. Then he heard the sound of dropping of water. He went to the bathroom and saw there was no water on the floor. He returned in the room. Then after a few minutes he noticed someone was washing cloth in the bathroom. He felt more afraid and was trembling but he went to see. He saw a young woman washing clothes with blood. He became more frightened than ever and tried to shout. But he could not do it. That woman ran at him. Again he shouted for help but nobody came. The woman with fiery eyes and bloody hand attacked him. The he fell and became senseless on the floor. 

When he got his sense back, he saw himself on the bed in the hospital. He heard from his friends that when they came back from the market they saw him falling on the floor smearing with blood and it was bleeding from his body. Then they brought him to the hospital with the help of the manager of the hotel.
Later on, Manager told them that before many days a young woman was killed in that bathroom. Since then that room was locked up.
This was the first time they got into that room after that occurrence. After two days Rahim being cured they came back home.