Q. Find the correct sentence.
(A) He is rich enough to starve.
(B) He is too rich and he starve.
(C) He is too rich to starve.
(D) He is too rich not to starve.
Question from UPPSC Prelims CSAT 2024
Correct Answer: (C) He is too rich to starve.
Explanation:
– (A) He is rich enough to starve: Incorrect. This implies that being rich makes him capable of starving, which is illogical.
– (B) He is too rich and he starve: Incorrect. The grammar is wrong (“he starve” should be “he starves”), and the sentence doesn’t make sense.
– (C) He is too rich to starve: Correct. This means that his wealth prevents him from being in a situation where he would starve. The structure “too…to” is used correctly here.
– (D) He is too rich not to starve: Incorrect. This implies that being rich causes him to starve, which is contradictory and illogical.
Thus, the correct sentence is “He is too rich to starve.”
