求助一道OG 13新题

ubccoming

15. Many experts regarded the large increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a sign that households were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely handle new debt.  (rather开始划线到handle之前）
D) but as a sign that households were confident they could safely
(E) but also as a sign that households were confident in their ability safely to
D是正确选项，请教confident后面直接加they could从句，没有加that也可以吗？
谢谢啦

ubccoming

哦好吧 谢谢啦

kenwk

一般这都不会是考点，不会影响选出正确答案。

ubccoming

你好，谢谢解答~~~还是有点迷惑这类用法怎么看出来呢？

kenwk

这里的用法有点像，they agree，they believe的用法，LZ姑且把housholds were confident当成是插入语吧。