Examkin

Question

Difficulty: EasyCollocations and Fixed Phrases

In the sentence, 'The committee chairman reminded all delegates that personal grievances should not interfere with public policy, urging them to _____ this principle throughout the meeting,' which fixed phrase correctly fills the blank?

  1. bear in mindAnswer
  2. B
    keep in head
  3. C
    hold in thought
  4. D
    carry in memory

Answer

The correct phrase to complete the sentence is 'bear in mind'.
The fixed phrase 'bear in mind' is the standard, idiomatically correct expression in English meaning to remember or take something into account.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the required meaning in the sentence context.
The sentence requires a fixed expression that means 'to remember or keep under consideration'.
The chairman is asking delegates to keep a principle in their thoughts during discussions.
2
Evaluate the options against standard British English collocational usage.
'Bear in mind' is the established standard expression, whereas 'keep in head', 'hold in thought', and 'carry in memory' are unidiomatic word combinations.
Fixed phrases rely on conventionalized word pairings that cannot be substituted with literal synonyms.

Key Concept

Collocations and Fixed Phrases
Rate this question

Topics

Collocations and Fixed Phrases

More questions from this topic