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 Choose the correct verb in the following sentences.
01) Everyone ________ finished reading the fairy tale.

A) has B) have

02) Some of the students ________ left the classroom for lunch.

A) has B) have

03) Nobody ________ come for the party yet. We're still waiting.

A) has B) have

04) Somebody ________ spilt tea on the table cloth.

A) has B) have

05) Each of the teachers ________ willing to attend the meeting at the weekend.

A) are B) is

06) Neither of the two students ________ in the library now.

A) is B) are

07) A pair of jeans ________ in the bathroom.

A) is B) are

08) My glasses ________ on the table this morning.

A) was B) were

09) Mathematics ________ considered to be a difficult school subject among students.

A) is B) are

10) Five and seven ________ twelve.

A) is B) are

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 CLASS # 11 Art in Articles
Class Practice # 01
Fill in the blanks with appropriate article:

One of my neighbours is Raihan khan. He is ____ (1) MA and works

in ____ (2) bank. He has ____ (3) shop named 1 – 99 in ____ (4) old
city by ____ (5) Meghna which is ____ (6) largest river in
Bangladesh. ____ (7) shop sells ____ (8) lot of things, such as bread,
milk, sugar, juice and drinks. He has two children ____ (9) boy and
____ (10) girl. The name of ____ (11) boy is Tamim. He is ____ (12)
soldier in ____ (13) Army. The girl is Tania. She is ____ (14) university
student. Tania is ____ (15) more talented of ____ (16) two siblings.
Their mother is ____ (17) BA and works as ____ (18) assistant
teacher. She is ____ (19) honest woman who always tells ____ (20)
truth and advises her students not to tell ____ (21) lie. She
believes that ____ (22) more you practice, ____ (23) more you
perfect. They do not have ____ (24) car, so they go to office by ____
(25) bus and take lunch together at ____ (26) Al Madina restaurant.
Getting up early in ____ (27) morning, Mr. Khan recites ____ (28)
Holy Quran for half ____ (29) hour and then reads ____ (30)
Prothom Alo. Although he cannot speak ____ (31) English like ____
(32) English, he spends most of his leisure time on ____ (33) Internet
with ____ (34) few friends in ___ (35) USA. Sometimes he
listens to ____ (36) radio and plays ____ (37) piano. He visits ____
(38) Tajmahal once ____ (39) year. He is one of ____ (40) happiest
men I have ever seen. He thinks that man will survive as long as ____
(41) Earth revolves around ____ (42) sun.

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 Class Practice # 02

01. Which sentence is correct?

A) This is an unique case. B) This is a unique case.
C) This is a very unique case. D) This is the most unique case.
02. Which of the following is a correct sentence –
A) France is a European country. B) The UK is an Western country.
C) UK is a Western country. D) France is an European country.
03. A) I saw an one-eyed beggar. B) I saw an one-eye beggar.
C) I saw a one-eyed beggar. D) I saw one-eye beggar.

04.A) I am the MBA but he is a BBA. B) I am a MBA but he is a BBA.

C) I am an MBA but he is a BBA. D) None of these
05. Which of the following is a correct sentence –
A) He earns hundred taka day. B) He earns hundred taka a day.
C) He earns a hundred taka day. D) He earns a hundred taka a day.
[Link] correct sentence of the followings 
A) The Nile is longest river in Africa B) Nile is longest river in the Africa
C) Nile is longest river in Africa D) The Nile is the longest river in Africa
07. Choose the correct sentence:
A) I see you are a Socrates. B) I see you are Socrates.
C) I see you are the Socrates. D) Nazrul is Byron of Bangladesh.
08. Choose the correct sentence:
A) The English speak English. B) English speak the English.
C) The English speak the English. D) The rich should help poor.
09. Choose the correct sentence:
A) Omar, the Second was a great ruler. B) She is more beautiful of the two sisters.
C) Color of her hair is black. D) He went hunting by the bus.
10. Choose the correct sentence:
A) The happiness is a gift of the Almighty. B) Happiness is a gift of the Almighty.
C) An honesty is the best policy. D) A gold is a precious metal.

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 Class Practice # 03
Choose the correct article.
01. Look at ______ sky! It’s a beautiful shade of pink!
02. Neil Armstrong explored in ______ moon buggy.
03. Have you had ____ lunch yet?
04. She can play ______ guitar really well.
05. I think we should fix the roof properly now, so we can avoid ___ future
problems.
06. The government needs to think more about protecting _____
environment.
07. We had ______ English lesson every Friday when I was at university.
08. The children made a model of ______ world.
09. John has ______ cough.
10. The children can’t leave the classroom until ______ lunch bell rings.
11. She bought ______ new work outfit.
12. They are learning to speak ______ English.
13. He’s working as ______ guitar teacher.
14. Mary bought ______ cough medicine.
15. She loves ______ sky diving.
16. She’s just graduated from university and is very excited about ______
future.
17. She works for ______ environment agency in Canada.
18. Did you see _____ moon last night? It was really bright.
19. They wished for _______ world peace.
20. He goes to ______ work on the train every day.

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 - Spelling Tip-9
finally, actually, basically, initially, financially, mentally, traditionally,
usually, normally, formally, generally, practically.

Dc‡ii adverb-¸‡jvi ‡k‡l Gwj D”PvwiZ n‡q‡Q| G¸‡jv me©`v lly nq|

- Confusing Word Tip-9 -

Career: I have chosen teaching for my career.
Carrier: The price of an aircraft carrier is high.

-Class Practice # 04-

Write a short note on the following topic.
A Student

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 Self Study # 01

Rule-01-
He is an MA and his brother is a BA. He is a teacher.
ýKvb e¨w³/e¯‘i cwiPq w`‡Z a/an e¨eüZ nq| e¨w³i cwiPq mvaviYZ Zvi wWMÖx, c`ex ev ýckv n‡q
_v‡K | hw` ýKvb word-Gi D”Pvi‡Y cÖ_‡g vowel sound Av‡m, Z‡e Zvi Av‡M an e‡m wKš‘ hw`
ýKvb word-Gi ïiæ‡Z D”Pvi‡Y consonant sound Av‡m, Z‡e Zvi Av‡M a e‡m | BD ev Iqv semi
vowel sound nIqvq Zvi c~‡e© a e‡m |

Rule-02-
What a beautiful house! (KZ my›`i GKUv evox!) What a fool you are!
mgvavb, What w`‡q gšÍe¨ Kiv n‡j What-Gi ci A ev An e‡m|
Rule-03-
Robi saw a most wonderful sight.
(Robi GKwU AZ¨šÍ PgrKvi `„k¨ ý`Lj|)
Dc‡ii ev‡K¨ most A_© AZ¨šÍ/ Lye = very.
 the-Gi cwie‡Z© a e‡m|
Rule-04-
Unit Ges per kilo BZ¨vw` eySv‡Z an / a e‡m|
†hgb : Rice sells 40 taka a (= per) kilo.

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Rule-05-
a few mistakes  (wKQz fzj) few mistakes  (fzj bvB ej‡jB P‡j|)
A number of mistakes  (wKQz fzj) The number of mistakes 
(fz‡ji msL¨vwU)
A little milk  (Aí cwigvb `ya) Little milk  (`ya bvB ej‡jB)
A lot of milk  (cÖPzi `ya) A lot of mistakes  (cÖPzi fzj)
Rule- 06-
 The Arab sea/ Red sea  (Avie mvMi/ ýjvwnZ mvMi)
 The Pacific/ Atlantic  (cÖkvšÍ gnvmvMi / AvUjvw›UK gnvmvMi)
 The Bay of Bengal  (e‡½vcmvMi)
 The Padma / Meghna / Jamuna / Brahmaputra  (cÙv/ ýgNbv/ hgybv/ eªþcyÎ)
 The English Channel  (Bswjk P¨v‡bj)
 The Suej  (my‡qR Lvj)
 The Chalan Bil  (Pjb wej)
 The Great lakes  (ýMÖU ýjKm)
 The Pamir  (cvgxi gvjf~wg)
 The Sahara/ Kalahari  (mvnviv giæf~wg/ Kvjvnvwi giæf~wg)
 The Andes/ Himalayas  (Avw›`R ce©Z gvjv/ wngvjq ce©Z gvjv)
 The Andamans  (Av›`vgvb ØxccyÄ)
 The Bangabondhu Multipurpose Bridge  (e½eÜz eûgyLx ýmZz)
 The Mirpur Zoo  (wgicyi wPwoqvLvbv)
 The National Museum  (RvZxq hv`yNi)
 The Rupshi Bangla  (iƒcmx evsjv ýnv‡Uj)
 The Liberation War  (gyw³hy×)
 The second world war  (wØZxq wek¦hy×)
 The Titanic  (UvBUvwbK RvnvR)
 The Bangladesh Airlines  (evsjv‡`k wegvb)
 The Indian / English / poor / rich  (fviZxqiv / Bs‡iRiv / Mixeiv/ abxiv )
 The Muslims / Hindus  (gymjgvbiv / wn›`yiv)
 The Holy Quran / Bible  (cweÎ ýKviAvb / evB‡ej)
 The Daily Star  (ýWBjx ‚vi cwÎKv)
 The WHO / ILO  (wek¦ ¯^v¯’¨ ms¯’v, wek¦ kÖg ms¯’v)
UNESCO / IMF  (BD‡b‡¯‹v, AvšÍR©vwZK A_© Znwej)
mvMi, gnvmvMi, DcmvMi, b`x-bvjv, Lvj, wej-n«`cyÄ, ýmZz, hy×, RvnvR, wegvb,
gvjf~wg, giæf~wg, ce©Zgvjv, ØxccyÄ, wPwoqvLvbv, hv`yNi, ýnv‡Uj, RvwZ, ag©,
ag©MÖ¯’, cwÎKv I ms¯’vi bv‡gi c~‡e© The Article e‡m|

Rule- 07-
The Earth/ the sun/ the moon. (GKK Aw¯ÍZ¡)
The Headmaster
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 The Principal
The Vice Chancellor
The Chairman
The Secretary
The Minister GKK c`ex ev Dcvwa
The Prime Minister
The President
Alexander, the Great
Omar, the Second
The Khans (Lv‡biv)
The Karims (Kwigiv) cvwievwiK bv‡gi Plural
ýKvb ¯’v‡b GKK Aw¯ÍZ¡, GKK c`ex ev Dcvwa D‡jøL Ki‡Z I cvwievwiK bv‡gi Plural
ýevSv‡Z The Article e¨eüZ nq|

Rule- 08-
He can speak Japanese like the Japanese.
RvwZ eySv‡Z the e‡m wKš‘ fvlv eySv‡Z e‡m bv|
I walk along the Green Road but he runs alone by Gulshan Avenue.
Road n‡j the e‡m, Avenue Gi Av‡M bq|
Rule- 09-
The more you read, the more you learn. (hZB cwo‡e ZZB wkwL‡e)
He is the more intelligent of the two boys. (ýQ‡j `yBUvi g‡a¨ ým AwaK eyw×gvb)
He is one of the brilliant students. (ým ýgavex Qv·`i Ab¨Zg)
He is the best boy in the class. (ým K¬v‡m m‡e©vËg ýQ‡j)
Nazrul is the Byron of Bangladesh. (bRiæj evsjv‡`‡ki evqib)
I am talking about the Sumon from Noakhali, not the Sumon from Mohakhali.
(gnvLvjxi mygb bq, Avwg ýbvqvLvjxi myg‡bi K_v ejwQ)
Comparative ev‡K¨ hZ ......... ZZ, 2 R‡bi g‡a¨ AwaKZi fvj, A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKRb A_ev
me‡P‡ q fvj eySv‡Z, `yB e¨w³/¯’v‡bi g‡a¨ Zzjbv Ki‡Z the n‡e|
Rule-10-
The USA  (hy³ivóª)
The UK  (hy³ivR¨)
The UAE  (mshy³ Avie AvwgivZ)

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 The People’s Republic of Bangladesh  (MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`k)
The kingdom of Sweden  (myB‡Wb)
The Sundarbans  (my›`ieb)
The Philippines  (wdwjcvBb)
cÖRvZš¿, hy³ †`k ev ¯’v‡bi bv‡gi Av‡M the e‡m A_©vr †Kvb bv‡gi mv‡_ Union,
United, Kingdom, Republic _vK‡j, †m bv‡gi Av‡M the e‡m|
Rule- 11-
The Tajmahal
The Punjab
The Magna Carta
HwZnvwmK cÖvmv`, ¯’vb I `wjj-Gi c~‡e© the n‡e|
Rule-12-
I have a guitar. He mostly plays the piano.
ev`¨hš¿ evRv‡bv eySv‡Z the n‡e|
Rule-13-
He listens to the radio but I watch television.
Scientific invention-Gi ýÿ‡Î mvaviYZ the
e‡m| Radio Abyôv‡bi K_v eySv‡Z radio Gi c~‡e© the article e‡m wKš‘ TV Abyôv‡bi
K_v eySv‡Z the e‡m bv|
Rule-14-
(01) Students go to school to learn. (QvÎiv ¯‹z‡j hvq wkL‡Z)
‡Kvb feb/wewìs ýh D‡Ï‡k¨ ˆZix Kiv nq Zv eySv‡Z article e¨envi Kiv nq bv|
(02) Students went to the school to see their headmaster.
(QvÎiv ¯‹z‡j wM‡qwQ‡jv Zv‡`i ýnWgv‚vi mv‡n‡ei mv‡_ ý`Lv Ki‡Z|)
Ab¨ ýKvb D‡Ï‡k¨ ýevSv‡Z article ‘the’ e¨envi Kiv nq| |
Rule- 15-
date-Gi Av‡M the e‡m|
Romel will come home on the 16th December.
Rule-16-
The e‡m bv †h me †ÿ‡Î:
(A) e¯‘/e¨w³/¯’v‡bi bvg Gi Av‡M the e‡m bv| ýhgb: Sumon called me.
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 (B) gvm/ evi/ eQ‡ii c~‡e© the e‡m bv| ýhgb : In April, On Thursday, In 2014.
(C) ýLjva~jvi bv‡gi Av‡M the e‡m bv| ýhgb: I play baseball.
(D) gnv‡`k, ý`k, kni, ivR¨, cvnvo, ce©Z, n«`, Øxc, mgy`ª‰mKZ, cvK©, ¯^M© I bi‡Ki
bv‡gi Av‡M the e‡m bv ýhgb: Africa, Bangladesh, Mount Everest.
(E) Next/last + year/week/month/holiday/season- Gi Av‡M the e‡m bv ýhgb : next
summer, last winter.
(F) Agriculture, trade, commerce BZ¨vw`i c~‡e© the e‡m bv|
(G) ýiv‡Mi bv‡gi c~‡e© mvaviYZ the e‡m bv| e¨wZµg: The gout, The mumps, The
measles
(H) wkÿv cÖwZôv‡bi bv‡gi c~‡e© the e‡m bv| ýhgb: Dhaka College.
wb‡Pi QKwU jÿ¨ Ki‡j Avgiv †`L‡Z cvB Ñ
Water has no color The water of this river is clear
Hatem Tayee’s Kindness The kindness of Hatem-Tayee
His Hair color The color of his hair
Dhaka University. The University of Dhaka
In May In the month of May
The ........... of ............ structure-G ýZv me©`v the Av‡QB|

Exercise on Articles-01+
A. Correct the following sentences:
01. This is an unique case.
02. He earns hundred taka a day.
03. The France is a European country.
04. Padma is the longest river.
05. Color of his hair is black.
06. A gold is a precious metal.
07. He is in the hurry.
08. All candidates must have the university degree.
09. Rich are not always happy.
10. Cow is a useful animal.
11. He speaks English like English.
12. Gold is the precious metal.

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13. This is the unique problem.
14. He is MA but his brother is BA.
15. I have seen an one-eyed beggar.
16. He lives in the Canada.
17. Honesty is a best policy.
18. He saw an wonderful scenery.
19. Cattle are grazzing in the field.
20. He is the better of two brothers.

-Self Study # 02-

Exercise on Articles-01
Put the verb into the correct form:
01. I don’t fancy __________________________ (go) out tonight.
02. She avoided ___________________________ (tell) him about her plans.
03. I would like __________________________ (come) to the party with you.
04. He enjoys ____________________________ (have) a bath in the evening.
05. She kept ______________________________ (talk) during the film.
06. I am learning ___________________________ (speak) English.
07. Do you mind ____________________________ (give) me a hand?
08. She helped me ______________________________ (carry) my suitcases.
09. I’ve finished ________________________________ (cook). Come and eat!
10. He decided _______________________________ (study) Biology.
11. I dislike _______________________________ (wait).
12. He asked _______________________________ (come) with us.
13. I promise _______________________________ (help) you tomorrow.
14. We discussed___________ (go) to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15. She agreed_______________________________ (bring) the pudding.
16. I don’t recommend________________________ (take) the bus, it takes forever!
17. We hope_______________________________ (visit) Amsterdam next month.
18. She suggested_______________________________ (go) to the museum.
19. They plan_______________________________ (start) college in the autumn.
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20. I don’t want_______________________________ (leave) yet.

Exercise on Articles-02
Fill the gap with the or no article (Ø).
01. The old actor died in ______ hospital last night.
02. She sometimes goes to ______ jail in our city as part of her job.
03. My son’s studying history at ______ university.
04. When their houses were damaged in the storm, some people slept in ______
school nearby.
05. He spent three years in ______ prison.
06. Have you ever seen ______ university in Cambridge?
07. The lawyer stood up in ______ court and spoke to the jury.
08. ______ college in our city is very near the river.
09. Do your parents go to ______ church on Sundays?
10. Lucy is still at ______ school she’s only fourteen.
11. I won’t break the law I don’t want to go to ______ jail!
12. My class visited ______ prison in our town last month it was very interesting.
13. We’ll meet outside ______ church at six.
14. The school children had a tour round ______ court near their school.
15. How many classes do you have at ______ college?
16. I went to ______ hospital today to see my friend who’s a nurse

Exercise on Articles-03

Fill the gap with ‘the’ or ‘no article’ (Ø).

01. John is at ______ home now.
02. Let’s go into ______ town later – I’d like to do some shopping.
03. I went to ______ bed early last night, but I still feel tired.
04. ______ work that Julie is doing at the moment sounds boring.

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05. My son’s just rented his first flat and needs furniture I’m going to give him ____ bed
in our spare room.
06. I usually arrive at ______ work at about eight thirty.
07. She bought a book about ______ homes of the rich and famous.
08. ______ town where my mother lives is very pretty.

Exercise on Articles-04
Fill the gap with ‘the’ if possible. If not, use ‘no article’ (Ø) or ‘a/an’.
01. She has never had ______ measles.
02. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with ______ cancer.
03. I felt ill, but I didn’t have ______ temperature.
04. Her grandfather suffered from ______ heart disease.
05. Julie has ______ cold, so she’s not coming swimming today.
06. John had ______ fever, and felt terrible.
07. He had ______ flu during the Christmas holidays.
08. I have such ______ headache. I think I’ll go to bed early.
09. She had ______ cough all winter.
10. I very often get ______ hiccups.
Exercise on Articles-05
Fill the gap with the correct article.
01. I don’t like ______ AC at work. It’s too cold.
02. Should we book ______ B&B or a hotel for our holiday?
03. She’s studying ______ DNA at university.
04. Where is the headquarters of ______ NASA?
05. Do you know ______ ISBN of the book you want?
06. You should use a sun cream with ______ high SPF if you have fair skin.
07. There are a lot of stories about ______ UFOs. People find the idea of life on other
planets interesting.
08. She’s wanted to work for ______ BBC for a long time.
09. In the film, the hero is running away from ______ CIA.
10. Is there ______ ATM outside the station?
11. How many member states are there in ______ EU?
12. He worked as a reporter for ______ CNN.
13. The headquarters of ______ FBI is in Washington D.C.
14. There are thirty basketball clubs in ______ NBA.
15. He left ______ UNICEF some money in his will.
16. ______ UN sent aid to the country after the earthquake.
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17. When does ______ WHO recommend weaning babies?
18. The website has ___ FAQ, but I couldn’t find the information that I wanted there.
19. I need to call the bank and ask them to send me ______ new PIN.
20. Lord Ismay was the first Secretary General of ______ NATO.

Exercise on Articles-06
Choose a little / little / a few / few.
01. I have ______ water left. There’s enough to share.
02. I have ______ good friends. I’m not lonely.
03. He has ______ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count.
04. There are ______ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad.
05. We’ve got ______ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?
06. Julie gave us ______ apples from her garden. Shall we share them?
07. She has ______ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.
08. There are ______ women politicians in the UK. There should be more.
09. It’s a great pity, but hospital has _____ medicine. They can’t help many people.
10. I’ve got _____ cakes to give away. Would you like one?
11. There’s _____ milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for our coffee.
12. _____ children from this school go on to university, unfortunately.
13. Do you need information on English grammar? I have ______ books on the topic if
you would like to borrow them.
14. She’s lucky. She has ______ problems.
15. The UK has ____ sunshine in the winter. That’s why so many British people go on
holiday to sunny places!
16. There’s ______ spaghetti left in the cupboard. Shall we eat it tonight?
17. There are ______ programmes on television that I want to watch. I prefer to download a
film or read a book.
18. He has ______ free time. He hardly ever even manages to call his mother!
19. Unfortunately, I have ______ problems at the moment.

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20. Are you thirsty? There’s ______ juice left in this bottle, if you’d like it.

Exercise on Articles-07

Fill the gap with ‘most’ or ‘the most’.

01. She’s ____________ beautiful girl that I’ve ever seen.
02. ____________ British people eat Turkey at Christmas.
03. ____________ of the clothes in that shop are badly made.
04. I think that ____________ intelligent thing to do is to take a taxi.
05. He’s ____________ interesting person I’ve spoken to today.
06. I think that ___________ students will be very happy that the exams are finished.
07. ____________ of the cars on my street are black.
08. That is ____________ delicious cake that I’ve ever eaten!
09. The teacher told me that ____________ of the children in her class like science.
10. I love living in London. I think it’s ____________ exciting city in the world!

Exercise on Articles-08
Choose ‘a/an’ or ‘one’ (whichever is more natural).
01. Have you only got ______ brother? Jessie said you had three.
02. Only ______ of the students in my class passed the exam.
03. Could I have ______ cup of tea please.
04. I’d like ______ beer, not two.
05. There are at least ______ million people living in that city.
06. She’s got ______ cat and ______ dog.
07. ______ of my friends was late but all the others were on time.
08. I’d like ______ large sandwich.
09. Julie’s got ______ car, not seven!
10. There was ______ motorbike on the corner of the street.
11. Please give me ______ piece of paper.
12. He has ______ hundred pounds in his wallet.
13. He paid more than ______ thousand pounds for the ring.
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14. He bought ______ of the TVs we looked at last week.
15. Can I have ______ of those doughnuts?
16. Can I have ______ glass of water?
17. Sorry, I only wanted ______ cup of coffee, not three!
18. She bought ______ car last week.
19. ______ of my friends lives in Shanghai.
20. ______ of these days I must clean out my garage.

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