In this example, if we place the adverb between the two verbs, and say Li deziris ekstreme saĝiĝi, the sentence might be translated in either of the above two ways.
La lernejestro deziris rekompenci la knabon = The schoolmaster desired to reward the boy.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "deziris" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.