Question

This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning ____1 ____ not yield nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield any ground for not using reason to the extent one can, in ____ 2 ____ 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____3____to eliminate every reasoned alternative except exactly one.
In the above passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.Find out the appropriate option in each case to replace the given numbers.
Pick the appropriate replacement for (I)

• A. DOES
• B. DO
• C. HAS
• D. HAVE

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The given question requires us to fill in the blank with the correct verb form for the sentence: "This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning ____1____ not yield nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield any ground for not using reason...". The sentence structure and grammatical rules must be followed to choose the correct option that fits the blank.

To determine the correct verb form for blank (I), we must consider the subject of the sentence and its grammatical number:

• The subject in the sentence is "This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning."
• The word "scepticism" is a singular noun, and thus requires a singular verb form.

Given this, let's analyze the options:

1. DOES: Correct form as "does" is the singular form of "do," which matches the singular subject "scepticism."
2. DO: Incorrect as "do" is the plural form and does not match the singular noun.
3. HAS: Incorrect as "has" is not appropriate in this context, which requires an auxiliary verb to construct a negative sentence.
4. HAVE: Incorrect as "have" is the plural form of "has" and does not fit the singular subject.

Therefore, the correct option for blank (I) is DOES. The sentence correctly reads: "This particular scepticism of the reach of reasoning does not yield nor (as Appiah makes clear) is it intended to yield any ground for not using reason..."