Fill in the blank with the most suitable option: If you want to do well in life you _________ believe in yourself.
A
can
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B
don't have to
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C
need
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D
must
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Solution
The correct option is D must
Answer : D
Let's
take a look at the usage of the verbs in the options:
can : It is used to express
an ability or lack of an ability / to give permission or express a
prohibition / to make an informal request / to express a general
possibility (only with positive verb) / to make a negative deduction
don't
have to : It is the negative form of "have to"; & is used
to express that something is not a necessity / obligation; & is used to
express absence of an obligation or necessity
need : It is used to express a necessity or obligation / to express a requirement for something that is very essential
must : to express a necessity
(in the present or future); to make an assumption that something is true; to express an opinion about something that is logically very likely
Here
in the question, we see that the speaker is expressing that to succeed in life it is a requisite, it is necessary that we believe in our-self. Therefore
from among the options, 'must' is the most suitable verb to complete the
sentence.
"can" is NOT used to express an opinion or necessity or obligation, thus it is NOT suitable here.
"don't have to" is NOT used to express an opinion or necessity or obligation, it is rather used to remove a necessity; and if we use it here it would completely change the meaning of the sentence.
"need" is used to express a necessity or obligation but not an opinion about something logical, also it is used as "need to" and not only "need".
Thus,
the correct complete sentence is:
If you want to do well in life you MUST believe in yourself.