Directions: In the following passage, some of the words/sentences have been left out, each of which has been indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word/sentence from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate word/sentence to make the paragraph meaningful. Whatever else language might be e.g. a method of communicating, something to aid thought, a form of entertainment or of (A) a

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The sentence attached with the blank has been written in present tense, so having option (A) in the blank would be grammatically incorrect. The sentence talks about some book. It tells that the book has an aim to ____. A book’s aim could neither be to ‘discover’ (means: to become aware of a fact or situation) nor to ‘understand’ (means: to perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker), as they will make the sentence contextually incorrect. Thus, Option (D) and (E) c