Desirous vs desiring vs desired

[Nasir]

Hi
I want to know what will the right expression among these three?

The desiring students for BS programme.
The desired students of BS programme.
The desirous students of Bs Programme.

Further, what will be the difference among these three expressions?
Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Nasir

 

[teechar]

Hello Nasir, and welcome.
None of them makes sense. Try to write complete sentence, and use simple words so we can understand what you are trying to say.

 

[Rover_KE]

... and please make clear what you mean by 'BS'.

Many of us take it to mean 'bullspit' (or something similar).

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi.
I want to know [STRIKE]what will the right expression among[/STRIKE] which of these three sentences is correct.

1. The desiring students for BS programme.
2. The desired students of BS programme.
3. The desirous students of Bs Programme.

[STRIKE]Further,[/STRIKE] Also, what [STRIKE]will be[/STRIKE] is the difference [STRIKE]among these three expressions[/STRIKE] between them?

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[STRIKE]Regards,[/STRIKE] Unnecessary
[STRIKE]Nasir[/STRIKE] Unnecessary

Please note my corrections above.

None of them are complete sentences so, as teechar said, you need to write full sentences containing those fragments.

 

[Nasir]

I make my pardon that I didn't make it clear.
Actually I want to know the difference among these three adjectives.

Desirous
Desired
Desiring

The desiring students can apply for the post of accountant.
The desired students can apply for the post of accountant.
The desirous students can apply for the post of accountant.

I know that the adjective 'desirous' comes with of.
Is there any possibility that desirous can be used before a noun without preposition 'of.

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]I make my pardon[/STRIKE] Sorry that I didn't make it clear.
Actually I want to know the difference [STRIKE]among[/STRIKE] between these three adjectives.

Desirous
Desired
Desiring

The desiring students can apply for the post of accountant. :cross:
The desired students can apply for the post of accountant. :cross:
The desirous students can apply for the post of accountant. :cross:

I know that the adjective 'desirous' [STRIKE]comes[/STRIKE] goes with 'of'.
Is there any possibility that 'desirous' can be used before a noun without the preposition 'of.

Please note my corrections and markings above. None of those sentences are natural. What exactly is it that these students desire? Do you simply mean "Any student who wants to apply for the post of accountant can do so"?

You're right that you need "desirous of" if you use it at all. However, you need to be aware that native speakers in the 21st century very rarely use the word at all. If I wanted to be silly and make up a ridiculous way of saying to a man "I'd like to get to know you", I could say "I am desirous of making your acquaintance further, kind sir" but I would only say it as a joke. It's not at all natural.

 

[Rover_KE]

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You didn't seem to notice that emr2d2 corrected your use of 'among' to 'between'.

between vs among

[FONT=&quot]There is a persistent but unfounded notion that [/FONT]between[FONT=&quot] can be used only of two items and that [/FONT]among[FONT=&quot] must be used for more than two. [/FONT]Between[FONT=&quot] has been used of more than two since Old English; it is especially appropriate to denote a one-to-one relationship, regardless of the number of items. [/FONT]

(Merriam-Webster)

 

[Nasir]

Bookmark the Fraze.It website for many examples of words used in a variety of contexts.

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You didn't seem to notice that emr2d2 corrected your use of 'among' to 'between'.

(Merriam-Webster)

This sentence is from Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary

They divided the money up among their three children.
Is it correct to replace among with between?

 

[Nasir]

Please note my corrections and markings above. None of those sentences are natural. What exactly is it that these students desire? Do you simply mean "Any student who wants to apply for the post of accountant can do so"?

You're right that you need "desirous of" if you use it at all. However, you need to be aware that native speakers in the 21st century very rarely use the word at all. If I wanted to be silly and make up a ridiculous way of saying to a man "I'd like to get to know you", I could say "I am desirous of making your acquaintance further, kind sir" but I would only say it as a joke. It's not at all natural.

Can you please explain why it is wrong to say?

The desiring students can apply for the post of accountant

 

[probus]

Is it correct to replace among with between?

We, the teachers here at UE.com, think so. But not everybody in the world agrees with us, so go ahead and use among when there are more than two if it makes you happy. But note the words Rover referred you to: "a persistent but unfounded notion."

 

[emsr2d2]

Can you please explain why it is wrong to say the following?

The desiring students can apply for the post of accountant

1. It doesn't end with a punctuation mark.
2. "The desiring students" means nothing. You still need to explain what you mean by those three sentences, using different words.

 

[Nasir]

I really appreciate the teachers at this forum.
Obviously I am not a native English speaker and it is baffling that OALD is saying something else while the honourable teachers here support otherwise.

 

[Tarheel]

I really appreciate the teachers at this forum.
Obviously I am not a native English speaker, and it is baffling that OALD is saying something else while the honourable teachers here support otherwise.

I'm not sure what OALD stands for, but I agree with emsr2d2 as usual.

 

[Nasir]

Oxford Advance Learner Dictionary

 

[5jj]

They divided the money up among their three children.

I have no objection to either among or between there.

With difference I use only between.

 

[Glizdka]

Nasir, please note that the main problem with helping you with you sentence(s) is that we do not understand what you want to say.

Try explaining what you want to say with different words. Maybe add a bit of context, a backstory. Without it, I don't think anyone's going to be able to help you.

 

[emsr2d2]

None of them makes sense. Try to write a complete sentence, and use simple words so we can understand what you are trying to say.

... and please make clear what you mean by 'BS'.

None of those sentences are natural. What exactly is it that these students desire? Do you simply mean "Any student who wants to apply for the post of accountant can do so"?

2. "The desiring students" means nothing. You still need to explain what you mean by those three sentences, using different words.

Nasir, please note that the main problem with helping you with you sentence(s) is that we do not understand what you want to say. Try explaining what you want to say with different words. Maybe add a bit of context, a backstory. Without it, I don't think anyone's going to be able to help you.

Nasir, we have now asked you five times to make it clear to us what you are trying to say and you have not done so. Forget the difference between "between" and "among" for now. Please explain what you are trying to say, without using "desired/desiring/desirous" or any other form of "desire".

 

[Nasir]

I want to use the word 'desiring' for the person who wants to apply for the job or a person who is willing to .

For example;
The desiring students can apply for the job.

Let me make it easier.
My entire focus is on the word 'desiring'. Can it be used in this meaning. I mean the students who are willing to apply, the students who want to apply, can be considered 'desiring students'.

 

[Glizdka]

I'd say you need a defining relative clause.

"Students who desire to... ...can apply..."

 

[emsr2d2]

I want to use the word 'desiring' for the person who wants to apply for the job or a person who is willing to .

For example;
The desiring students can apply for the job.

Let me make it easier.
My entire focus is on the word 'desiring'. Can it be used in this meaning. I mean the students who are willing to apply, the students who want to apply, can be considered 'desiring students'.

The simple answer is "No". It is completely unnatural to say "the desiring students".