Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces :
Long ago there lived (a) ——— (use article to pre-modify the noun) merchant. He used to deal in salt. He had a donkey to carry the load. He used to sell (b) ——— (Use possessive to pre-modify the noun) salt loaded on the donkey. He had to cross a stream (c) ——— (Use an infinitive) to other village. Once his donkey fell (d) ——— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase) and (e) ——— (Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) of the salt was dissolved in water. The donkey (f) ——— (Use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) crossed the stream due to the light weight of salt (g) ——— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase). The donkey was happy. The merchant next day loaded the donkey with a lot of cotton. The donkey once again repeated the (h) ——— (Use adjective to pre-modify the noun) trick. He fell into the stream. (i) ——— (Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) time his load became very heavy. The donkey carried the heavy load. It was very tiring for him to move on. The donkey now realized his mistake. He stopped falling down into (j) ——— (Use determiner to pre-modify the noun) stream. The merchant had taught the donkey a good lesson.
Long ago there lived (a) ——— (use article to pre-modify the noun) merchant. He used to deal in salt. He had a donkey to carry the load. He used to sell (b) ——— (Use possessive to pre-modify the noun) salt loaded on the donkey. He had to cross a stream (c) ——— (Use an infinitive) to other village. Once his donkey fell (d) ——— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase) and (e) ——— (Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) of the salt was dissolved in water. The donkey (f) ——— (Use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) crossed the stream due to the light weight of salt (g) ——— (post modify the verb with prepositional phrase). The donkey was happy. The merchant next day loaded the donkey with a lot of cotton. The donkey once again repeated the (h) ——— (Use adjective to pre-modify the noun) trick. He fell into the stream. (i) ——— (Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) time his load became very heavy. The donkey carried the heavy load. It was very tiring for him to move on. The donkey now realized his mistake. He stopped falling down into (j) ——— (Use determiner to pre-modify the noun) stream. The merchant had taught the donkey a good lesson.
Comilla • 2025