Question

Which sentence contains an error in word usage A) After the accident, Charlotte couldn't bear to drive a car sy night anymore. B) Sometimes being a man simply means helping others bare their difficult burdens. C) When the lamplight fell on the young woman's bare arms, she looked even lovelier.D) The Park Ranger warned everyone again to avoid leaving out food that might attract bears

Answer 1

B) Sometimes being a man simply means helping others bare their difficult burdens.  

The word “bare” should actually be “bear.”  “Bare” can mean naked, and “bear” means to carry.  When proofreading, one should always be on the lookout for word choice errors because spell checkers generally can only catch misspelled words, not correctly spelled words used incorrectly.  

Answer 2

B. The sentence that has an error in usage is the following one: Sometimes being a man simply means helping others bare their difficult burdens. The word "bare" in this sentence should be the word "bear" which means "to help endure or carry."