Would Rather & Had Better এর ব্যাবহার

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Would rather একটি modal idiom | একটি অবস্থা আরেকটি অবস্থা থেকে অধিক গ্রহণযোগ্য’- এরপ অভিব্যক্তি প্রকাশের জন্য would rather ব্যবহৃত হয়। তাছাড়া, would rather-এর পর bare infinitive হয়; অর্থাৎ ‘to’ ব্যতীত verb-এর base form হয়।যেমন-
  • She would rather die than lead a dishonest life.
বাক্যে Would-এর ক্ষেত্রে সাধারণত contracted form (‘d) লেখা হয়। যেমন—
  • I’d rather starve than deviate from the path of honesty.
Past reference-এর ক্ষেত্রে would rather-এর সাথে perfect infinitive হবে। যেমন—
  • The people would rather have died than let the old-style conservatives back into power again.
Negative expression-এর ক্ষেত্রে rather-এর পরে not যুক্ত হয়। যেমন—
  • I’d rather not say what I really think about him.
Review Test Would rather
  • I —- walk home than take a rickshaw. The road is jam-packed.
  • I —- stay home today than go to college. I’m feeling feverish.
  • She —- remain a maid forever than marry you. She knows that you are involved in criminal activities.
  • I —- not do this job than work in an unhealthy environment.
  • They —– go back to their village than live in a polluted environment in the city.
Ans.
  • I would rather walk home than take a rickshaw. The road is jam-packed.
  • I would rather stay home today than go to college. I’m feeling feverish.
  • She would rather remain a maid forever than marry you. She knows that you are involved in criminal activities.
  • I would rather not do this job than work in an unhealthy environment.
  • They would rather go back to their village than live in a polluted environment in the city.

Had Better

Should-এর জোরালো রূপ হলো had better। কাউকে কোন কিছুর জন্য পরামর্শ দেয়া বা কোন কিছুর ব্যাপারে সতর্ক করার ক্ষেত্রে had better ব্যবহার করা হয়ে থাকে। যেমন-
  • You have failed two tests. You had better start working harder or you won’t pass the exam.
  • I’d better just have a cold soft drink. I won’t be able to sleep otherwise.
Had better-এর negative form হলো had better not। উপদেশ দেয়া বা সতর্ক করার জন্য এটি ব্যবহৃত হয়। যেমন-
  • We’d better not stay too late tonight. We’ve got to be up at six tomorrow morning.
  • You’d better not tell Rachel. She’ll be scandalized.
Had better-এর interrogative করতে হলে subject এবং had-এর inversion করতে হয়। যেমন- Shall I phone through or had I better write?Review Test Had better
  • You —– not go out today. A riot may break out at any time.
  • We —- postpone the match. The weather is very rough today.
  • Your exam is knocking at the door.—– you —- stop going to the theatre regularly?
  • The sky is getting dark. You —- carry an umbrella.
  • The road is jam-packed. We—– not take a rickshaw today.
Ans.
  • You had better not go out today. A riot may break out at any time.
  • We had better postpone the match. The weather is very rough today.
  • The sky is getting dark. You had better carry an umbrella.
  • Your exam is knocking at the door. Hadn’t you better stop going to the theatre regularly?
  • The road is jam-packed. We had better not take a rickshaw today.