English LanguageLexis and structureWAEC
Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The farmer could not ___ the loss of his entire harvest.
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Answer: A. bear
To bear a loss is to endure it. Bare means uncovered and bore is a past tense, which cannot follow could.
An AdmitMe practice question, written for the WAEC syllabus. Not an official past question.