“Is your brother going to camp?”“He signed up, but he’s considering ____.” A. not going B. to not go C. he doesn’t to D. not to go(TOEFL) 规定的正确答案为 A(not going)。但我记得 consider 也能跟动词不定式连用。因此，是否可以选 D(not to go)?
consider 用在主动句时,后面只能跟名词、动名词或 that 从句,而不能跟动词不定式。只有当动词不定式之前有连接副词或连接代词时,才可以用动词不定式作宾语。例如:
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Have you considered how to get there? (ALD) 你考虑过怎么去那里吗?
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You have to consider what to do next. (Mis) 你必须考虑到下一步应当做什么。导致你产生错误记忆的，可能还有一个原因，就是英语里有一个 consider + object + to-infinitive 的格式：
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I consider him to be one of the best authorities in the country. (LEG) 我认为他是这个国家中最优秀的权威人士之一。
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You surely can't consider him to be a selfish man. (Palmer) 你一定不能把他看作是一个自私的人。
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I consider him to have acted disgracefully. (Evans) 我认为他的行为很可耻。
另外,consider 用在被动句中也可接动词不定式:
Turner was considered to be a genius even in his lifetime. (LEG) 特纳甚至在生前就被认为是个天才。