An adjective clause is a clause which performs the function of an adjective in a sentence. The adjective is a word which modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence. For example, a tall man, (where tall is an adjective) etc.The adjective clause may be introduced by a relative pronoun (whom, which, that, who etc) or relative adverb (where, when, after, before etc).Examples of the Adjective ClauseRam, who is the monitor of our class, is intelligent.She is the neighbor, whose dog is Ill-behaved.Give me a reason why should I believe you.Here, 'who is the monitor of the class' in the ... Read More

By the last decade of the nineteenth century, Drama as an occupation and the theatre as a profession had undergone huge changes. In the last three decades of the century with the famous playwrights Oscar Wilde (1865-1900), George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Sydney Grundy (1848-1914) the theatre began to gain a refined literary tone.Wilde’s Writing StyleWilde managed to collaborate the attributes, from a wide range of styles, practices, and genres, from drama, fiction and lyric, into finely patterned theatre events. He used satire, a scintillating wit, symbolism, literariness and farcical situations in his plays. His plays are aristocratic in its outlook, ... Read More

There are broadly five categories of forests in India. They are named as Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical deciduous forests, Tropical thorn forests, Montane forests, and Swamp forests. Although different geographers divide the forests into many other categories, these are supposed to remain uniform throughout the country. Let's take one by one in brief.Tropical Deciduous ForestsThese trees have broadleafs. India also has temperate deciduous forests but they are very less in number. These broad leaves are shed in the autumn season but it is in case of temperate deciduous mode. The tropical deciduous forests have the trees that shed their leaves ... Read More

Zero (0) is used as a number and also as the numerical digit. Zero gives the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and many algebraic structures. It is used as a placeholder for writing numbers.Natural numbers start from 1, then 2 and so on. We cannot count backward with them. Integers, on the other hand, allows us to count backward. Zero winds up being a good choice for the number that should come after 1 as we count backward. Integers can go in both directions, to a positive infinity and also in the reverse direction to a negative infinity. ... Read More

Animations and other effects can be used in PowerPoint to add a bit of flair to presentations. Without this, the presentation made in PowerPoint becomes too dull, and at times even very boring.Adding Animations to College PowerPoint PresentationYou will have to select the object that you want to animate. You also have to click on text and/or images to animate.After you have selected the object, select an animation from the “Animations” tab, located in the top menu bar, such that you can modify the animation settings as per your choice.Handle the Slide transitions from the “Transitions” tab.Out of the four ... Read More

When we hear the fastest ball, the fierce faces of all fast bowlers and their tough looks start striking our mind. It includes Wasim Akram, Courtney Walsh, Chaminda Vaas, Umar Gul, etc. But the question still remains unanswered that who among the fast bowler fraternity has done this miracle.Well, the answer is Shoaib Akhtar who is recognized as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket by delivering an officially recorded top speed of 163.3 km/h in a pool match against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Unfortunately, Akhtar did not get any wicket on the ball.Fastest Recorded Deliveries ... Read More

Recently, India beat Bangladesh by three wickets in the final of Asia Cup and clinched the Asia Cup title once again. However, do you know when this tournament first occurred? Let's dig out the history.Actually, when the Asia Cricket Council was formed in 1983, the council came up with this idea, which was conceptualized in 1984 and the first Asia Cup occurred in Sharjah where Asia Cricket Council has its headquarter and remained there till 1995.Initially, Asia Cup was only an ODI tournament and used to happen in every two years, but now it takes place in both ODI and ... Read More

Among the freshwater Aquarium fishes, the Blue Paradise Fish or the Paradise Gourami is the most acclaimed one after the famous Goldfish. This beautiful small fish, which belongs to gourami family has a scientific name called as Macropodus opercularis. The male fish of this bright coloured species grows up to 10cm, while the female grows to 8cm. These were the first ornamental fishes brought to western aquariums which were also imported to France during 1869.A WarriorThis small beauty is most pugnacious in nature. Paradise fish can combat, fight and is also potential to kill. This fish tends to fight with ... Read More

The Prelude is a long poem by William Wordsworth compiled into fourteen books. All these books trace his spiritual growth with the subtitle of the poem itself as its the theme, which is the growth of the poet's mind.Justification of the TitleThe title stands justified as Wordsworth describes how Nature began its mysterious work in his conscious and subconscious mind. He is convinced that there are hidden forces in Nature impacting him inadvertently right from the time he was a young boy and he thus, recounts a few incidents and comments upon their significance in shaping up his mind. The ... Read More

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a popular name among all Romantic poets who were influenced by the French Revolution. He was a leader of the British Romantic movement and was born on October 21, 1772, in Devonshire, England.Literary Qualities of Samuel Taylor Coleridge1. Treatment of the supernatural: He treats the supernatural in such a manner that it becomes convincing and at the same time, in some sense, a criticism of life.2. Suspension of Disbelief: The way in which Coleridge has achieved the willing suspension of disbelief has been even explained beautifully in the book The Romantic Imagination by Bowra.3. Realism: He ... Read More