Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the given options:
My father gets very angry with us whenever we make a mistake, he has no ____ for mistakes.
 a. tolerance
 b. impatience
 c. solution
 d. tolerate

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A noun is a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action.

Complete solution:
In the given question, we have to fill in the blank with the right word for the father’s disposition or attitude towards mistakes, who gets angry whenever his children make mistakes.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'tolerance', refers to a noun that means- a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior.
Therefore, option (a.) is correct as the father has a no tolerance for mistakes, i.e he does not allow his children to make mistakes without his wrath as a consequence.

Option (b.), ‘impatience', refers to a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the father’s disposition towards his children’s mistakes.

Option (c.), ‘solution', refers to a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the father’s disposition towards his children’s mistakes.

Option (d.), ‘tolerate', refers to a verb that means- recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it does not indicate a disposition, attitude or mindset, it only indicates an attribute.

Note: In this question, it is important to understand the difference between ‘tolerate’ and ‘tolerance’. Tolerate is a term related to tolerance.
However, tolerance (obsolete, uncountable) is a noun that indicates the ability to endure something.
As a verb, tolerate is a word that refers to allowing something that one dislikes or disagrees with to exist or occur without interference.