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A participle is a form of verb that acts as an adjective to modify nouns or pronouns and helps form complex verb tenses. They generally end in -ing (present participle) or -ed/-en (past participle). 

1. Finite verbs - Verbs that are changed according to the person , number , and tense in relation to the subject. They are the main verbs of the sentence.             i) Change in Verb due to Person :                First person (" I went to the theatre yesterday.") Second person (" You play cricket occasionally.") Third person (" They threatened the honest man.") ii) Change in Verb due to Number : Singular (" He   criticises every new policy.") Plural (" Thousands of people participate  in the annual rally.") iii) Change in Verb due to Tense :  Present ("Vihan likes to doodle cartoons in his mathematics notebook." Past ("We witnessed the memorable T20 world cup final") Future ("They will visit the parent teaching meeting next week.")              2. Non-finite verbs : These are the verbs that remain same, irrespective of person, tense, and number in the...

The poem "Fruit-Gathering" by Rabindranath Tagore, is a poem number 12 from the collection Gitanjali . The poem deals with the theme of divine love, that is eternal in the materialistic world where mortality is inevitable. Tagore, through Tulsidas, denounces the practice of "sati", prevalent in India since ages.  Tagore advocates belief in divine love, as all forms of love is transitory. Devotion towards God helped the widow to live after the heavy blow of her husband's death. She lost her reason to live, it's only after Tulsidas' teaching, she found something to live for as she found God is with her.  Explanation The speaker narrates an anecdote of noted spiritual figure and poet, Tulsidas. Tulsidas was walking by the river Ganges, engrossed in his pondrings or deep thoughts. He was walking near the spot where dead bodies were cremated. He came across a woman, dressed in her bridal dress, sat near the corpse of her dead husband. According to sati practi...

"Leave this chanting" is a poem is the 11th poem in Rabindranath Tagore's famous collection, Gitanjali  (Song Offerings). The spiritual poem argues for the attainment of God's divinity by doing our work with sincerity, probably emphasizes karmayoga.  According to Tagore, God lives not in temples, nor is it the right way to find him through the religious customs. The essence of fulfilling our work or duties is the only path through which one can connect with the supreme being. God is not impressed with being offered with "flowers and incense" or praying in a "holy mantle" i.e. fine clothes, or engaging in religious practices like counting beads. To receive his blessings, one has to be ready to work without complaining about any discomforts. Common people like tillers, labourers, who work with honesty receive grace from the almighty. Tagore is clearly against religious dogmas and superficial practices to attain God.  Explanation The speaker addresses...

"Obituary" is a poem written by a twentieth century Indian was an Indian poet and scholar of Indian literature and linguistics.  In this poem, the speaker writes about his father, who recently died. He notes how his father led a very ordinary life, having no notable achievements and financial success. The poet sheds light on the lives of ordinary people who struggle all their lives, just to survive. Their identity remains same from their birth to death, despite trying to make a name for themselves. Still they like the speaker's father have nothing but debts to pass to the next generation, living in the same old "leaned" house for decades. The speaker stoicaly mentions his father's "several spinal discs, rough, some burned to coal" after his cremation. He also insinuates that passing of not just assets, but responsibilities and customs to their sons, as the son has to take cremated ashes of the father and immerse it into the holy river. The son, it ...