২৬. Translate the sentence into English– "তার সব চেষ্টাই ব্যর্থ হলো"
কAll his efforts ended in smoke.✓
খAll his efforts ended in the smoke.
গAll his efforts ended in a smoke.
ঘAll his efforts ended in smoking.
ব্যাখ্যা
The correct answer is (a) All his efforts ended in smoke.
Idiom Analysis: "End in smoke" is an established English idiom meaning — all efforts or plans fail completely and produce no result; to come to nothing.
Bangla: তার সব চেষ্টাই ব্যর্থ হলো = All his efforts ended in smoke.
Grammar Note:
— No article (a/the) is used with this idiom.
— "Ended in smoke" is the fixed idiomatic form.
✗ "ended in the smoke" / "ended in a smoke" — use of article breaks the idiom rule.
✗ "ended in smoking" — grammatically incorrect; "smoking" changes the meaning.
Source: Cambridge Idioms Dictionary; BCS & NTRCA Previous Year Questions.