Completing Sentences: Rules and Examples

At first, let's know these abbreviations and elaborations:

NP= Noun/Pronoun/ Noun equivalent/ Noun Clause / Noun Phrase.
BE= Verb to be (is, am, are, was, were, shall be, will be) of different forms.
Adj. = Adjective/ Adjective clause/ Adjective equivalent.
U.W. = Uninflicted words.
Tr.V. = Transitive verb.
I.V.= Intransitive verb.
L.V.= Linking verb.
Prep = Preposition.
V. Past Participle= Past Participle of verb.
Adv= Adverb (place, time & manner).
V. Present Participle= Present Participle of verb.
Pron= Pronoun.
to infinitive: To as infinitive.
AF= Anomalous finite.

📝 Completing of Sentences by using Who/ Which/That

There are the people --------.
Ans: There are the people who work sincerely.

I am the only man ----------.
Ans: I am the only man who can do this.

The man who ------.
Ans: The man who came here is my uncle.

Who is the man that -----.
Ans: Who is the man that came here yesterday?

This is the same house -------.
Ans: This is the same house which we sold.

You can give me ---- .
Ans: You can give me that I want.

What was the girl's name ------.
Ans: What was the girl's name who came to our house?

It is I -------.
Ans: It is I who have written the essay.

------ boy who is an Iranian.
Ans: This is the boy who is an Iranian.

The man who ------.
Ans: The man who wrote this book is alive.

It is I --- going to complain about it.
Ans: It is I who am going to complain about.

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It is I -----.

Ans: It is I who have done the work.

I am only the man ----- .
Ans: I am only the man that knows Arabic.

I know the guests ----.
Ans: I know the guests who are coming to dinner to-night.

He ----- learns his lesson can do well in the examination.
Ans: He who learns his lesson can do well in the examination.

This is the boy ------ broke my pen.
Ans: This is the boy who broke my pen.

I joined the party ---- eating and drinking.
Ans: I joined the party which was eating and drinking.

Bangladesh ----- is a tropical country grows enough green plants.
Ans: Bangladesh which is a tropical country grows enough green plants.

The books ----- I bought are lost.
Ans: The books which I bought are lost.

I'll answer all ---------.
Ans: I'll answer all the questions that he cares to ask.


📝 Completing of Sentences by Using What

I know --------.
Ans. I know what you will say.

He has done ---------.
Ans: He has done what is very difficult.

Listen to ---------.
And: Listen to what your teacher says.

I am looking for -------.
Ans: I am looking for what I lost yesterday.

------ sold will not be taken back.
Ans: What is sold will not be taken back.

I understand -------.
Ans: I understand what my teacher told.

He does not like -------.
Ans: He does not like what is very bad.

I cannot tolerate ------.
Ans: I cannot tolerate what he says.

Our rivers possess ------.
Ans: Our rivers possess what we need.

------ is done cannot be undone.
Ans: What is done cannot be undone.

I am looking for ---- missing.
Ans: I am looking for what is missing.

This is in short ----- has happened.
Ans: This is in short what has happened.

I cannot -----.
And I cannot say what he means to do.

I know ------.
And: I know what he wants to say.

The farmers do not get---- they need.
Ans: The farmers do not get what they need.

He has done----.
And: He has done what he has been asked to do.
Or,
He has done what he should not have done.

📝 Completing of Sentences by Using Can/ Could or Cannot/ Could not with Suitable Perception Verbs and any other words.

------ the temperature which was then 32°c.
Ans: I could feel the temperature which was then 32°c.

I ------ him because he did not help me in times of need.
Ans: I could not like him because he did not help me in times of need.

The boy is reading the passage silently, so I ---- him.
Ans: The boy is reading the passage silently, so I cannot hear him.

A boat with a blue sail is coming towards the bank, I --------.
Ans: A boat with a blue sail is coming towards the bank, I can see it.

We need irrigation during the dry season. Everybody.....
Ans: We need irrigation during the dry season. Everybody can realise it.

She was cooking biriani. We -------.
Ans: She was cooking biriani. we could smell it.

The child always wants more and more sweets. Nobody ------.
Ans: The child always wants more and more sweets. Nobody can satisfy him.

📝 Completing of Sentences with Let alone.

I --- swim a kilometre ----- a hundred meters. Ans: I can swim a kilometre, let alone a hundred metres.

Many people ---- eat two meals a day ----- three meals.
Ans: Many people cannot eat two meals a day, let alone three meals.

The old farmer ----- visit ----- a small town, ------ big city.
Ans: The old farmer did not visit even a small town, let alone a big city.

Many people in Bangladesh cannot afford to use electric fans ----- air conditioners.
Ans: Many people in Bangladesh cannot afford to use electric fans, let alone air conditioners.

He ---- pass ---- third division ----- first division.
Ans: He could not pass in the third division, let alone in the first division.

He ----- read well even English, Arabic, French and some other languages, --- his mother tongue.

Ans: He can read well even English, Arabic, French and some other language, let alone his mother tongue.

These two bullocks ----- draw a heavy cart, --- a plough.
Ans: These two bullocks can draw a heavy cart, let alone a plough.

Sixty people ---- bus ----- about a hundred peices of luggage.
Ans: Sixty people can not sit in the bus, let alone about a hundred pieces of

He visited many big cities, like New york and London ---- Dhaka.
Ans. He visited many big cities, like New York and London, let alone Dhaka.

The poor cannot buy a hen, ----- a goat.
Ans: The poor cannot buy a hen, let alone a goat.

📝 Competing of Sentences by Using Become /Get/Grow + Adj.

Men who live long -----.
Ans: Men who live long grow old.

Sick people want to ----.
Ans: Sick people want to get better.

Sick people do not ------.
Ans: Sick people do not want to become worse.

You should not ---- with people who are slow.
Ans: You should not grow angry with people who are slow.

People who save money---
Ans: People who save money become rich.

If you do not eat-----.
Ans: If you do not eat, you will become hungry.

If you do not drink -------.
Ans: If you do not drink, you will become thirsty.

Student who study hard------.
Ans: Students who study hard become successful.

Old men who work too hard ----
Ans: Old men who work too hard get tired.

📝 Completing of Sentences by Using If +Present +Future

If you are ill-----.
Ans: If you are ill, you will take medicine.

If the population grows very quickly -----.
Ans: If the population grows very quickly, we shall face food problem.

If the storm blows------.
Ans: If the storm blows, it will uproot many trees.

If you work all day ------ .
Ans: If you work all day, you will get tired.

If you read newspapers ------.
Ans: If you read newspapers, you will learn many things.

If you clean your teeth ------.
Ans: If you clean your teeth, you will have good teeth.

If you come early -------.
Ans: If you come early, you will not miss the train.

If you finish your work in time -----.
Ans: If you finish your work in time, you will get enough rest.

If he is lazy ------.
Ans: If he is lazy, he will not prosper in life.

If you play in the rain----- .
Ans: If you play in the rain, you will catch cold.

📝 Completing of Sentences by Using "Without + Gerund"

----- oxygen we cannot live.
Ans: Without inhaling oxygen we cannot live.

------ protein we cannot be healthy.
Ans: Without eating protein we cannot be healhy.

----- swiftly you cannot win the race.
Ans: Without running swiftly you cannot win the race.

----- waste out of the rivers, water pollution cannot be checked.
Ans: Without keeping waste out of the rivers, water pollution cannot be checked.

----- proper exercise you cannot be healthy. Ans: Without taking proper exercise you cannot be healthy.

---- hard you cannot succeed.
Ans: Without working hard you cannot succeed.

----- punctual you will not be praised.
Ans: Without being punctual you will not be praised.

----- speaking you will learn to speck well.
Ans: Without practising speaking you will not learn to speak well.

----- the rules of health you cannot maintain good health.
Ans: Without observing the rules of health you can not maintain good health.

------ bread and suger you will not get carbohydrate.
Ans: Without taking bread and suger you will not get carbohydrate.

----- a balanced diet you cannot keep your body fit.
Ans: Without eating a balanecd diet you cannot keep your body fit.

------ milk you cannot get vitamins.
Ans: Without taking milk you cannot get vitamins.

------ protein you cannot grow physically.
Ans: Without eating protein we cannot grow physically.

----- writing much you cannot write well. Ans: Without writing much you cannot write well.

----- an open mind you cannot understand people.
Ans: Without keeping an open mind you cannot understand people.


📝 Completing of Sentence by Using "By + Gerund"

By obeying your parents -----.
Ans: By obeying your parents you will win their love.

By eating a balanced diet-----.
Ans: By eating a balanced diet you can live well.

By drinking milk----.
Ans: By drinking milk you can get vitamins.

By raising more poultry-----.
Ans: By raising more poultry we can get more milk and meat.

By working hard-----.
Ans: By working hard we can grow more food.

By eating well------.
Ans: By eating well you may hope to live well.

By eating protein------.
Ans: By eating protein we can build our body.

By reading attentively------.
Ans: By reading attentively we can learn well.

By growing more paddy and wheat------.
Ans: By growing more paddy and wheat we can get more carbohydrate.

By drinking enough clean water-------.
Ans: By drinking enough clean water we can keep our body fit.

📝 Completing of Sentences by Using Have to + verb

You have to do certain things if------.
Ans: You have to do certain things if you want to start a business.

You have to drink clean water if ------.
Ans: You have to drink clean water if you want to keep fit.

If you want to remain healthy you-------.
Ans: If you want to remain healthy you have to follow the rules of health.

If you want to work properly you------- .
Ans: If you want to work properly you have to follow a routine.

You ---- hospital when ------.
Ans: You have to go to a hospital when the doctor advises you to do so.

People have to work-----.
Ans: People have to work to earn their bread.

If you want to join a bunisess you ---- lot of capital.
Ans: If you want to join a business you have to have a lot of capital.

You ----- clean water because --------.
Ans: You have to drink clean water because unclean water is injurious to health.

You ----- prevent illness because -----.
Ans: You have to prevent illness because prevention is better than cure.

You have to have skill -------.
Ans: You have to have skill if you want to be employed in a factory.


📝 Completing of Bentences by Using Present Perfect Tense in the Subordinate Clause

After I have finished my work -----.
Ans: After I have finished my work, I will go to market.

When you have studied well -----.
Ans: When you have studied well you will pass the examination.

Reba will sing after -------.
Ans: Reba will sing after she has practised well.

Feroz will go home after------.
Ans: Feroz will go home after he has finished his work.

When you have listened to the teacher -----.
Ans: When you have listened to the teacher, you will shine in life.

You will be happy when -----.
Ans: You will be happy when you have succeeded in life.

God will bless us when -----.
Ans: God will bless us when we have done good to all men.

You will win the race when ----- .
Ans: You will win the race when you

After you have finished school -----.
Ans: After you have finished school, you will go to a College.

They will return after ------.
Ans: They will return after they have accomplised their mission.

📝 Completing of Sentences by using "In order to + Verb"

In order to protect ourselves from heat -----.
Ans: In order to protect ourselves from heat we live in house.

In order to live a comfortable life -----.
Ans: Inorder to live a comfortable life we need a very good house.

In order to keep away from wild animals ----.
Ans: In order to keep away from wild animals people live on trees.

In order to attend school in time ----.
Ans: In order to attend school in time you must start early.

In order to get vitamin ----- .
Ans: In order to get vitamin you should drink milk.

In order to buy fish and vegetables ------.
Ans: In order to buy fish and vegetables you should go to market.

In order to get a good house ------.
Ans: In order to get a good house we must work hard.

In order to catch the train ------ .
Ans: In order to catch the train he should go in time.

In order to write a letter ------ .
Ans: In order to write a letter you need a pen and a piece of paper.

In order to study well ----- .
Ans: In order to study well I need a separate room.

In order to speak well ---- .
Ans: In order to speak well you have to practise speaking.


📝 Transitive Verb+Object + Present Participle

I saw the ships ----.
Ans: I saw the ships coming towards.

I heard the baby --- for its food.
Ans: I heard the baby crying for its food.

We looked at the children ------ 
Ans: We looked at the children playing.

I found the beggar ----- .
Ans: I found the beggar begging from door to door.

I saw the ball-----.
Ans: I saw the ball rolling out of the field.

---- the crowd----- towards the main gate.
Ans: I saw the crowd moving towards the main gate.

We saw the fire----.
Ans: We saw the fire burning low.

I heard the bell of the school -----.
Ans: I heard the bell of the school ringing.

I saw the planes ------.
Ans: I saw the planes arriving.

I saw the boys ----.
Ans: I saw the boys playing football.

📝 By Using 'Need'

Sick men ----.
Ans: Sick men need medicine.

Babies -------.
Ans: Babies need light food.

They don't ----.
Ans: They don't need help.

School girls ----- but school boys ------.
Ans: School girls need escorts but school boys don't need them.

What --- a child--- most?
Ans: What does a child need most?

A war of independence ---- brave men and women.
Ans: A war of independence needs brave men and women.

It also --- determination and hard work to succeed in life.
Ans: It also needs determination and hard work to succeed

---- friends, don't we?
Ans: We need friends, don't we?

Babies --- liquid food.
Ans: Babies need liquid food.

Will they get all they ------ ?
Ans: Will they get all they need?

📝 NP + VT + NP + Adjective/Participle

I ike my tea -----.
Ans: I like my tea hot.

I keep my pencil ------.
Ans: I keep my pencil sharp.

She makes the students ------ .
Ans: She makes the students interested.

I painted my room ---- .
Ans: I painted my room white.

The teacher kept the class ------ .
Ans: The teacher kept the class waiting.

I saw the child ------.
Ans: I saw the child weeping.

He made the children -----.
Ans: He made the children laughing.

He kept the garden ------
Ans: He kept the garden safe.



📝 By using while/when/after + subordinate clause

The cock strikes ----- it is twelve o'clock.
Ans: The clock strikes when it is twelve o'clock.

You can get on a bus any time ----- it is waiting at the bus stop.
Ans: You can get on a bus any time while it is waiting at the bus stop.

You should not get on a bus---- it starts to move.
Ans: You should not get on a bus when it starts to move.

You cannot get on a bus ----- it has left.
Ans: You cannot get on a bus after it has left.

The new year begins the day ----- the old year finishes.
Ans: The new year begins the day after the old year finishes.

We cannot play football ----- we are in class.
Ans: We cannot play football while we are in class.

----- you go to the sleep you should turn out the light.
Ans: When you go to the sleep you should turn out the light.

We eat fish ----- we cook it.
Ans: We eat fish after we cook it.

------ it is raining the sun does not shine.
Ans: While it is raining the sun does not shine.

----- you study for a year you go to the next class.
Ans: After you study for a year you go to the next class.


📝 By Using Tag Question

Reza was walking, -----?
Ans: Reza was walking, wasn't he?

Rafiq was not working, -----?
Ans: Rafiq was not working, was he?

Teachers teach, ----?
Ans: Teachers teach, don't they?

Students don't teach, ------ ?
Ans: Students don't teach, do they?

We all should eat the right food, -----?
Ans: We all should eat the right food, shouldn't we?

Rafiq and Reza are brothers, -------.
Ans: Rafiq and Raza are brothers, aren't they?

📝 By using So much/So many + Np + NP + that

Bangladesh has ---- people ----- some are hungry.
Ans: Bangladesh has so many people that some are hungry.

You have --- intellingence that ----.
Ans: You have so much intellingence that you will get a job.

----  problems --- what to do.
Ans: There were so many problems that he could not think what to do.

There are ---- stars in the sky ---- count these.
Ans: There are so many stars in the sky that we cannot count them.

There ----- rain in Bangladesh ----- floods.
Ans: There is so much rain in Bangladesh that it causes floods.

There are ----- hard words -------- read them.
Ans: There are so many hard words that I cannot read them.

Everest ------ metres high ----- climb it.
Ans: Everest is so many metres high that you cannot climb it.

The team has ---- good players that it ---- sure to win.
Ans: The team has so many good players that it is sure to win.

I have not---- time ----.
Ans: I have not so much time that I can answer all the questions.

I will learn English--- any job.
Ans: I will learn so much English that I can apply for any job.

📝 By using "The place where and the time when''

Saturday is ---- day ---- the week begins.
Ans: Saturday is the day when the week begins.

12 Noon ---- the sun is the strongest.
Ans: 12 Noon is the time when the sun is the strongest.

------- year ------ I was burn.
Ans: 1982 is the year when I was born.

Rupganj ------ .
Ans: Rupganj is the place where Tareq lived.

Sonapur school ---- school ------ Tareq studied.
Ans: Sonapur school is the school where Tareq studied.

📝 By Using Be + Adjective + to

Tareq ----- ready ------ sleep.
Ans: Tareq was ready to sleep.

Tareq ----- meet his friends.
Ans: Tareq was happy to meet his friends.

Tareq's book ---- not hard ---- read.
Ans: Tareq's book was not hard to read.

Rafiq ---- slow ---- learn English.
Ans: Rafiq was slow to learn English.

The plane --- ready ----- leave.
Ans: The plane was ready to leave.

Tareq --- kind --- help Raſeq.
Ans: Tareq was kind to help Rafiq.

A banana --- expensive --- buy.
Ans: A banana is expensive to buy.

📝 By Using Vt+Np+Infinitive

He asked ------ .
Ans: He asked me to give some tea.

She asked ------ .
Ans: She asked him to have some tea.

The teacher asked -----.
Ans: The teacher asked the students to answer.

The pilot asked ------.
Ans: the pilot asked the passengers to fasten seat belt.

She told ------.
Ans: She told him to know about American food.

📝 By Using know how to

Tareq did not ---- spaghetti.
Ans: Tareq did not know how to eat spaghetti.

Men can walk. They ---- .
Ans: Men can walk. They know how to walk.

Tareq could tell the time. He -------.
Ans: Tareq could tell the time. He knew how to tell the time.

Tareq can speak english. He  ------ .
Ans: Tareq can speak english. He knows how to speak english.

Little babies cannot walk. They do not  ----- .
Ans: Little babies cannot walk. They do not know how to walk.

Some children can swim. They ------- .
Ans: Some children can swim. They know how to swim.

Other children cannot swim. They  ------ .
Ans: Other children cannot swim. They do not know how to swim.

Brids can fly. They -------.
Ans: Brids can fly. They know how to fly.

Fish cannot fly. They ------ .
Ans: Fish cannot fly. They do not know how to fly.

Tareq ate pizza. He  ------ .
Ans: Tareq ate pizza. He knew how to eat pizza.

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