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GATE CS 2011 · General Aptitude

Question 58

MCQPrinted as GA Q.581 markWrong answer: −1/3Easy (estimate)

Question

Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence.

I contemplated _______ Singapore for my vacation but decided against it.

Choose one option
Official answer and solution
Official answer
C
From
Official GATE 2011 answer key

Solution

Identify the standard verb complementation pattern required by the transitive verb 'contemplate'.

  1. The transitive verb contemplate means to consider or think deeply about an action. When followed by another verb to indicate the considered activity, it idiomatic takes a gerund (the -ing form), not a full infinitive with 'to'.
  1. Among the given options:
  • 'to visit' is an infinitive, which is ungrammatical after contemplate.
  • 'having to visit' alters the intended meaning by introducing an obligation ('having to').
  • 'visiting' is the correct gerund complement: 'I contemplated visiting Singapore...'
  • 'for a visit' is not idiomatic syntax following 'contemplated'.
  1. Therefore, 'visiting' correctly completes the sentence.
Final answer

C

The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.

Source

Paper
GATE 2011 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
Question
58 of 65, printed as GA Q.58
Section
General Aptitude

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