Question
Directions : A word is given in each question and used
in three different sentences. You have to choose the sentence(s) in which the word is used correctly and mark the option accordingly. Borne I. Black and Brown people have borne the brunt of police abuses for centuries. II. He managed to borne a hole in the concrete basement of his two-storey home to access underneath. III. Another outbreak of water borne diseases, namely dysentery, has infected over 3,000 people.Solution
ā Borne (past participle of ābearā (verb)): Ā endure (an ordeal or difficulty)/ carried or transported by the thing specified. Statements I and III use the word correctly in the above senses. I says that Black and Brown people have endured the brunt of police abuses for centuries. III says that dysentery, which is a disease transported by water, has infected over 3,000 people. Statement II does not use the word correctly and it must be replaced with āboreā. II implies that a hole was made in the concrete basement by using a tool to access underneath. Bore (verb): Ā make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging. Hence, the correct answer is option A.
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