Identify the grammatically correct sentences:
(A) Desire is never satisfied by objects of desirous enjoyment.
(B) Desires grows more and more as do the fire to what fuel is added.
(C) All men possessing wisdom and virtue are of the same school of thought.
(D) Alexander looked upon the whole inhabited world as his fatherland.
(E) Sir William Jones, Supreme Court Judge at Calcutta in 1784, started a revolution in the study of oriental civilizations.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C), (D) and (E) Only
(A) Desire is never satisfied by objects of desirous enjoyment. — Incorrect.
- Desirous means having a wish for something and describes a person ("desirous of fame").
- It cannot describe enjoyment.
- Correct form: Desire is never satisfied by the enjoyment of the objects of desire.
(B) Desires grows more and more as do the fire to what fuel is added. — Incorrect.
- The plural "Desires" needs "grow".
- The singular "the fire" needs "does".
- And "to what" should be "to which".
- Correct form: Desire grows more and more, as does the fire to which fuel is added.
(C) All men possessing wisdom and virtue are of the same school of thought. — Correct.
- The plural subject "All men" agrees with are, and "possessing wisdom and virtue" correctly describes them.
(D) Alexander looked upon the whole inhabited world as his fatherland. — Correct.
- Look upon ... as means "regard as", and the simple past is used correctly.
(E) Sir William Jones, Supreme Court Judge at Calcutta in 1784, started a revolution in the study of oriental civilizations. — Correct.
- The phrase between the commas describes the subject, and started agrees with it.