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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
aghast
Are the following sentences correct?
a) "Her face was aghast."
b) "How dare you?" she asked in an aghast voice.
a) "Her face was aghast."
b) "How dare you?" she asked in an aghast voice.
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While "aghast" is an adjective, the use of that word in your examples strikes me as strange/unnatural. We usually use this word to describe people and their reactions in general, not their voices or faces. g.
- While "aghast" is an adjective, the use of that word in your examples strikes me as strange/unnatural.
- We usually use this word to describe people and their reactions in general, not their voices or faces.
- g.
- The news left her aghast.
- The employees are aghast at the way the situation was handled.
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While "aghast" is an adjective, the use of that word in your examples strikes me as strange/unnatural. We usually use this word to describe people and their reactions in general, not their voices or faces.
E.g.
The news left her aghast.
The employees are aghast at the way the situation was handled.
E.g.
The news left her aghast.
The employees are aghast at the way the situation was handled.
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Does that mean that both the sentences are grammatically wrong, or does it mean that the sentences are not commonly used??
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I would say it's more a matter of usage. They don't look "grammatically wrong" per se, but it doesn't seem to me like a very good way to use the word.
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