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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

(1) Malini’s family (2) doesn’t know (3) how she bears out (4) the work pressure.

Athe work pressure.

Bdoesn’t know

Chow she bears out

DMalini’s family

Answer:

C. how she bears out

Read Explanation:

• The phrasal verb "bear out" means to support or confirm something (e.g., "The evidence bears out his story"). The correct phrasal verb here should be "bears up" (to endure/cope with pressure) or simply "bears" (handles).


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