Choose the correct version of the given sentence from the options below:
The tour guide described us the history of the Golconda fort.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The tour guide described the history of the Golconda fort to us.
“Describe” + thing + “to” + person:
- The given sentence says “described us the history”. This is wrong.
- “Describe” takes the thing as its object. The person comes after “to”: described the history ... to us.
- Verbs like “explain”, “suggest” and “announce” work the same way.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The tour guide described us about the history of the Golconda fort. — Incorrect. The option says “described us about”. The person “us” still comes straight after “described”, without “to”.
Option 2: The tour guide described us to the history of the Golconda fort. — Incorrect. The option says “described us to the history”. The thing described is “the history”, so it must be the object, and “to” goes before the person.
Option 4: The tour guide described with us the history of the Golconda fort. — Incorrect. The option says “described with us”. After “describe”, the person is joined with “to”, not “with”.