A small but extremely important qroup of verbs do not express any activity at all. this includes: is,are,were,was,will,be etc.
The last one "he makes a wish of eternal youth without considering the consequences of his actions" is ended with a question mark but it isn't phrased as a question and should be ended by a period instead. The fourth sentence is the correct answer.
The work by Leo Tolstoy which was based on his time serving in the Crimean War and set in the city where he and his unit were based is the <em>Sevastapol Sketches</em>. He recounted his experiences and observations during the war in this novel.
