Sentence improvement – idiom 'bear with': Choose the correct particle after 'bear' to mean 'tolerate' in the context of disturbances near a marketplace.

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    to bear upon
  • B
    to bear with
  • C
    to bear away
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: to bear with

Explanation

Given data

  • Original: 'If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.'

Concept/Approach'Bear with' is the idiom meaning 'to tolerate/endure'. 'Bear upon' means 'be relevant to'; 'bear away' means 'carry off'.

Improved sentence'If you are living near a marketplace, you should be ready to bear with the disturbances caused by traffic.'

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