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English: লেসন-১৭ Punctuation: Using a hyphen

শিক্ষার্থীরা, আজ তোমাদের জন্য ইংরেজি পাঠ্য বইয়ের লেসন-১৭ Punctuation: Using a hyphen নিয়ে আলোচনা করব।
One day Ms Nafisa, the English teacher, came into the class.
“You’ve already learned about a full stop, a comma, a semicolon, a question mark and a dash. Haven’t you”
She asked the class.
“Yes, teacher,” was the reply.
Ms Nafisa then drew a short line (-) on the blackboard and asked the class, “What’s this short line called?”
Student 1: It’s a dash, teacher.
Ms Nafisa: Hmm…….It looks like a dash. But it’s not so. It’s much shorter than a dash. It’s a hyphen.
Student 2 : When do we use a hyphen, teacher?
Ms Nafisa : Well, we usually use it to join two words together. But if we look up ‘sitting room’ in different dictionaries, you’ll see both ‘sitting room’ and ‘sitting-room’. We put a hyphen when this helps to make the meaning clear.

1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the bracket.
(a) Ms Nafisa is—English teacher.(an/a/the)
(b)Ms Nafisa drew a — line. (short/ long/curve)
(c)A dash looks — a hyphen.(like/alike/ different from)
(d)We use a hyphen to — the meaning clear.(make/mean/understand)
(e) Ms Nafisa is an — teacher.(English/ Ex/Euro)
(f) We use a — to make the meaning clear.(hyphen/dash/nothing)
Ans to the question no-1:
(a) an (b) short (c) like (d) make (e) English (f) hyphen
2. True or false? If false, write the correct answer.
(a) Hyphen and dash are similar.
(b) A hyphen is longer than a dash.
(c) Dash is smaller than hyphen.
(d) Hyphen helps to make the meaning clear.
(e) We usually use a dash to join two words together.
Ans to the question no-2:
(a) False. Correct information—Dash is longer than a hyphen. (b) False. Correct information-Hyphen is shorter than a dash. (c) False.Correct information—Dash is longer than a hyphen.
(d) True (e) False. Correct information—We usually use a hyphen to make the meaning clear.
3. Answer the questions.
(a) What is a hyphen?
(b) What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?
(c) Which is longer between a hyphen and a dash?
(d) What are the punctuation marks referred in this lesson?
(e) When do we usually use a hyphen?
Ans to the question no 03:
(a) A hyphen is a punctuation mark.
(b) A hyphen is shorter than a dash.
(c) A dash is longer.
(d) Full stop, comma, semicolon, question mark, hyphen and dash.
(e) We use it when it makes the meaning clear.
4. Make six meaningful sentences using the following table.

Answer to the question no 4:
a. She is suffering from ulcer.
b. She can’t eat anything.
c. The doctor said that it would take time for her to get well.
d. She is in the district hospital.
e. She has a lot of pain.
f. I hope she gets well soon.
5. Make sentences using the following words.
assistant kindness can
district leap hospital
sad climb hop
trot fly copy
none pain curious
Answer to the question no 05
Assistant- Ms Jamila Akhter is a shop assistant.
Kindness- I thanked the doctor for his kindness.
Can- I can help my mother.
District- Mr. Asim Barman is in the district hospital.
Leap- He can leap like a horse.
Hospital- Mr Lisur is in the district hospital.
Sad- Juboraj became sad after his examination.
Climb- She can climb tree.
Hop- Mimi hopped in the bar.
Trot- A horse can trot.
Fly- Birds fly in the sky.
Copy- I can copy the words all.
None- None can avoid death.
Pain- Saif’s aunt has a lot of pain.
Curious- All the students became curious.
6. Match the words with their similar meaning.
A B
Early Metropolis
Different Travel
City Sanatorium
Hospital Distinct
Animal Bounce
Jump Beast
Bright Move
Noise Vibration
Shake Clatter
Shake Trust
Pray Plead
Magician wonder-worker
Tremble Stow
Heart Shiver
Flame Burn
Believe Grave
Ride Flashing
Serious Premature
Answer to the question no 06
Jump = bounce, Bright = flashing, Noise = clatter, Magician = wonder-worker, Flame = burn, Tremble-shiver, Pray = plead, Serious = grave, Believe = trust, Heart = stow, Shake = vibration, Shake = move, Animal = beast, Hospital = sanatorium, City = metropolis, Different = distinct, Early = premature, Ride = travel
7. Rearrange the following sentences to make questions and answer them.
1. Can/ fly/ people/ the/ from/ Mohakhali/ Flyover?
2. Do/believe/ghosts/in/you?
3. What/Adnan/made/nervous?
4. Do/watch/you/TV/evening/every?
5. How/haircut/have/a/do/you/often?
6. You/do/own/wash/your/clothes?
7. Do/with/live/you/family/your?
8. Where/live/Esha/did?
9. What/is/like/your/school?
10. What / educational/ qualification/ mother/of/ your/is/ the?

Answer to the question no 07
1. Can/ fly/ people/ the/form/ Mohakhali/ Flyover?
Q: Can people fly form the Mohakhali flyover?
A: No, people cannot.
2. Do/believe/ghosts/in/you?
Q: Do you believe in ghosts?
A: No, I don’t.
3. What/Adnan/made/nervous?
Q : What made Adnan nervous?
A: The appearance of an imaginary ghost made him nervous.
4. Do/watch/you/TV/evening/every?
Q: Do you watch TV every evening?
A: Yes, I do.
5. How/haircut/have/a/do/you/often?
Q: How often do you have a haircut?
A: I have my haircut once in a month.
6. You /do/own/wash/your/clothes?
Q: Do you wash your own clothes?
A: Yes, I do.
7. Do/with/live/you/family/your?
Q: Do you live with your family?
A: yes, I do.
8. Where/live/Esha/did?
Q: Where did Esha live?
A: She lived in a cottage near a forest.
9. What/like/your/school/is?
Q: What is your school like?
A: It is an ideal school.
10. What/ educational/ qualification/ mother/ of/ your/is/ the?
Q: What is the educational qualification of your mother?
A: She is a graduate.


8. Use right form of the verbs given in the bracket.
1. He is healthy. He — short hair. (to have)
2. Today is Eid. I — new dress.(wear)
3. He sat under a big tree to take rest. He — his basket of caps beside him.(put)
4. It’s fun when it rains. But we — indoors. (stay)
5. They went round the zoo for a long time. So they —tired.(become)
6. Tanin’s school had a holiday. His uncle — him to the zoo.(take)
7. She keeps the house clean. Sometimes she — to the market.(go)
8. A witch saw her. She — her fall asleep.(make)
9. Esha woke up from sleep. She — herself in a strange place.(find)
10. Long ago there was a country far away. Some children — in a giant’s garden.(play)
11. It was a lonely place. It — soft grass and flowers. (to have)
Answer to the question no. 08:
1. He is healthy. He has short hair.
2. Today is Eid. I am wearing new dress.
3. He sat under a big tree to take rest. He put his basket of caps beside him.
4. It’s fun when it rains. But we have to stay indoors.
5. They went round the zoo for a long time. So they became tired.
6. Tanin’s school had a holiday. His uncle took him to the zoo.
7. She keeps the house clean. Sometimes she goes to the market.
8.A witch saw her. She made her fall asleep.
9. Esha woke up from sleep. She found herself in a strange place.
10. Long ago there was a country far away. Some children used to play in a giant’s garden.
11. It was a lonely place. It had soft grass and flowers.
9. Use capital letter and punctuation marks where necessary.
one day ms nafisa the English teacher came into the class youve already learned about a full stop a comma a semicolon a question mark and a dash haven’t you she asked the class yes teacher was the reply ms nafisa then drew a short line (-) on the blackboard and asked the class what’s this short line called
Answer to the question no. 9:
One day Ms Nafisa, the English teacher, came into the class.
“You’ve already learned about a full stop, a comma, a semicolon, a question mark and a dash. Haven’t you”
She asked the class.
“Yes, teacher,” was the reply.
Ms Nafisa then drew a short line (-) on the blackboard and asked the class, “What’s this short line called?”

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