Multiple choice

Choose the best sentence after changing the highlighted word/phrase (simple infinitive) into gerund.

Sentence - It is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

  1. Calling any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of his own reason is a farce.

  2. It is a farce calling any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

  3. Calling any being virtuously whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason is a farce.

  4. Calling any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason is a farce.
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Explanation

Option (4) is grammatically the most correct sentence out of the given options. Option (1) is less appropriate because pronoun 'his' is used. But, we do not know whether the antecedent is a male human being or not. Option (2) is less appropriate because 'calling' is not being used as a gerund in the sentence, rather a verb. Option (3) is incorrect because of wrong adverbial usage (virtuously is not modifying any other word). Option (5) is incorrect because of error of subject verb agreement (virtues does not…)

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