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.
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GATE CSE 2011 · Q58
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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.
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Official answer: C) visiting
Verbal AptitudeThe verb contemplate is transitively followed by a gerund (an *-ing* form of a verb) when followed by another action, rather than an infinitive with *to*.
Therefore, the correct form is "contemplated visiting", making option (C) the correct choice.
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Identify whether the verb *contemplate* takes a gerund (-ing form) or an infinitive (to + verb).
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q58 of the GATE CSE 2011 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2011 has 5.
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