In the Below passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.
Comprehension:
This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning (I)____________ not yield - nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield - any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in (II)___________ the idea of justice or any other notion of social relevance, such as identity. Nor does it undermine the case for our trying to persuade each other to scrutinize our respective conclusions. It is also important to note that what may appear to others as clear examples of 'unreason' may not always be exactly that. Reasoned discussion can accommodate conflicting positions that may appear to others to be 'unreasoned' prejudice, without this being quite the case. There is no compulsion, as is sometimes (III)___________ to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.
The word "in" is a preposition, and prepositions are typically followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb).
Option A: "Persue" is the base form of the verb. However, prepositions like "in" are not followed by the base form of a verb
Option B: "Persues" is the third-person singular form of the verb, which doesn’t fit here. Verbs in their third-person singular form cannot follow a preposition like "in."
Option C: "Persuit" is a noun, and while grammatically possible, it changes the sentence's meaning. Using "pursuit" would emphasize the abstract concept of persuit, rather than the ongoing action that the context suggests.
Option D: The gerund "persuing" indicates an ongoing action or process, making "in persuing the idea of justice" a grammatically and semantically appropriate phrase, and hence would be the best fit.
Therfore, Option D is the correct answer.
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