Sentence Correction

According to the teachings of the Buddhist and Hindu religions, attaining nirvana is to enter a state of supreme liberation, leaving behind the
desires that perpetuate the cycle of death and rebirth.

(A) attaining nirvana is to enter
(B) to attain nirvana is entering
(C) to attain nirvana is
(D) to attain nirvana is to enter
(E) attaining nirvana is to be entering


Please can you explain why d and not B

experts, please tell me why A is wrong coz i think i have some doubts while selecting the right answer from the statement A and D.
please explain me how to select the answer keeping parallelism or comparison in mind. i think here that entering and leaving are parallel..
please clear my doubt by explaining both the answer choices A and D.

ketkoag wrote:experts, please tell me why A is wrong coz i think i have some doubts while selecting the right answer from the statement A and D.
please explain me how to select the answer keeping parallelism or comparison in mind. i think here that entering and leaving are parallel..
please clear my doubt by explaining both the answer choices A and D.

You need to have "attaining" and "entering" parallel, not "leaving"-->
to x is to y
This is why B is correct

to make the things parallel...

lilu wrote:

ketkoag wrote:experts, please tell me why A is wrong coz i think i have some doubts while selecting the right answer from the statement A and D.
please explain me how to select the answer keeping parallelism or comparison in mind. i think here that entering and leaving are parallel..
please clear my doubt by explaining both the answer choices A and D.

You need to have "attaining" and "entering" parallel, not "leaving"-->
to x is to y
This is why B is correct

so its D right? now, what if E would be "attaining nirvana is entering" then there would be a tough fight between D and E right. please explain how, in that case, u will go for the right choice. please elaborate..

ketkoag wrote:
so its D right? now, what if E would be "attaining nirvana is entering" then there would be a tough fight between D and E right. please explain how, in that case, u will go for the right choice. please elaborate..

The correct form is To X is to Y as mentioned earlier. Here X and Y should be parallel.

E is incorrect because here "Attaining Nirvana" (X) is not parallel to "to be entering" (Y). The ing form would have been correct if it was - "Attaining nirvana is entering a state......"

Hope this helps..

ketkoag wrote:

lilu wrote:

ketkoag wrote:experts, please tell me why A is wrong coz i think i have some doubts while selecting the right answer from the statement A and D.
please explain me how to select the answer keeping parallelism or comparison in mind. i think here that entering and leaving are parallel..
please clear my doubt by explaining both the answer choices A and D.

You need to have "attaining" and "entering" parallel, not "leaving"-->
to x is to y
This is why B is correct

so its D right? now, what if E would be "attaining nirvana is entering" then there would be a tough fight between D and E right. please explain how, in that case, u will go for the right choice. please elaborate..

Yes, D is correct, sorry about a typo