Linda's friends wondered how

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentences are grammatically correct.

Linda's friends wondered how she could have forgiven her husband after he was unfaithful. She told them it was easier to forgive than bear grudges.
 

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The final infinitive needs a to.
 

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I'd change "bear" to "hold." In AmE, grudges tend to be spoken of as things that people hold.
 

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Another BrE vs AmE difference. "To bear a grudge" is much more common in BrE.
 

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From COCA:

hold a grudge: 104
bear a grudge: 13

hold grudges: 47
bear grudges: 10

holding a grudge: 41
bearing a grudge: 2

holding grudges: 8
bearing grudges: 5

held a grudge: 24
bore a grudge: 3

held grudges: 5
bore grudges: 0

grudges held: 1
grudges borne: 1

grudge held: 1
grudge borne: 0
 
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