Multiple choice

Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence.

She could not ______ the thought of ______ the election to her bitter rival.

  1. bear, loosing

  2. bare, loosing

  3. bear, losing

  4. bare, losing

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C Correct answer
Explanation

‘could’ is a modal and after modal we use verb 1st form. verb + of + v (1st) + ing though of losing.