Fill in the blank (verb + infinitive pattern) “I ______ a car to be absolutely necessary these days.” Choose the verb that best fits this formal structure.
Verbal Ability
Selecting Words
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
Answer
Correct Answer: consider
Explanation
Given data
- Structure: Verb + object + infinitive (“a car to be”).
Concept/ApproachConsider commonly takes an object + infinitive (or object + complement): “consider X to be Y.”
Option analysisconsider — grammatically natural and formal.think/suppose/guess — usually take a clause (“I think that a car is …”), not an object + infinitive here.
Final Answerconsider