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What are clauses in English Grammar?

Ridhi Arora
Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 624 Views

Clauses are defined as the words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb. Every complete sentence is made up of at least one clause.There are Two Major Types of ClausesIndependent clausesDependent clausesLet us have a look at the sentences belowMia bought a new computer. (One sentence, one clause)Mia bought a new computer, but she still has the old one. (One sentence, two clauses)A Dependent Clause (or subordinate clause) does not make sense by itself because it does not express a complete thought.“But she still has his old one”. (a dependent clause is a sentence fragment.)An Independent Clause ...

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What is a sonnet in English literature?

Ridhi Arora
Ridhi Arora
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 606 Views

A small lyric poem of fourteen lines is a sonnet. There are two types of Sonnets: the Italian (Petrarchan) and the English (Shakespearean).In the Italian form, There are two intrinsic divisions: the first part consists of 8 lines and the second part is of 6 lines, in all making 14 lines.Shakespearian SonnetsBut the same does not happen in Shakesperian sonnets. William Shakespeare, the ‘Bard of Avon’, is noted to have mastered at least 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses. His popularity can be estimated by the following “He was naturally learned; he needed ...

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What is Vernier Calipers and How it is used for Measurement?

Vandana Rao
Vandana Rao
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 3K+ Views

Measuring things and distances is one of the important concepts to learn when we are studying maths. For maximum uses, measuring scales do the work quite well and everyone is aware of it how to use one. But the measuring scale only provides a specific level of correctness and once you need exact measurements which lie between two spots on the scale it becomes difficult to get a correct reading without a bit of counterpart.Also measuring scales are very vulnerable to parallax mistakes which can cause a huge portion of the difference in readings from person to person which is ...

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What is called "Angle of Banking"?

Vandana Rao
Vandana Rao
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 274 Views

The occurrence of lifting the outer border of the curved road over the inner border is to give necessary combining force to the vehicles to take a guarded turn and the curved road is termed as Banking of Roads. When a vehicle prevails around a curved road, it needs some combining force.While moving around the curve, the wheels of the vehicle have a propensity to leave the curved path and recover the straight line path. Force of friction between wheels and the roads goes against this propensity of the wheels. This force of friction accordingly acts towards the middle of ...

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What are the different IT Career courses in India?

Samrat T
Samrat T
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 148 Views

Information technology – often shortened to just IT – is a buzz phrase you would probably hear when you talk about anything related to computers. IT nerds are often highly specialized in their particular field and are a part of every single company, small or big. They are the essential employees of each and every modern business model. Hence we can say there is no dearth of options for an IT guy.Here are some of the courses which carve your IT Career in India:A bachelor's degree in computer science is the basic education required for almost all IT jobs.Cloud Architecture ...

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What happens if it rains in the desert?

Samrat T
Samrat T
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 846 Views

There are many interesting answers to this question. But I found one very fascinating and amazing phenomenon. When it rains suddenly in the Atacama desert in Chile, which is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, there will be a sudden spur of life in the desert.If the desert gets heavy rainfall during their spring season which is October and November, there will be a sudden bloom of the flowers ‘hibernating’ beneath its surface. It fills the entire desert with an explosion of color by the flowers coming to their full bloom which is eagerly waiting for the rain, leaving the place ...

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What I have to study to make a career in robotics?\\n

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 156 Views

To study robotics, you must have a degree in engineering. To make a career in this profession, you should acquire the knowledge of the related fields like electronics, mechanics, and computer science.

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How homeschooling is changing the education system in India?

Prasanna Kotamraju
Prasanna Kotamraju
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 282 Views

Homeschooling has changed the conventional schooling system across the globe. The flexibility of the curriculum, individual schedule, and personalized syllabus is catching up all over the world and many countries are recognizing the value of homeschooling. In the last decade, the well-informed parents in India have started opting for homeschooling or alternative schooling, although a majority of Indian parents still prefer conventional education. There is one very important reason in India why parents are still opting for conventional education more than homeschooling. The laws in India, especially the Right to education act makes it mandatory for every child from ...

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