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
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Ato bear upon
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Bto bear with
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Cto bear away
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DNo 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.'