0
Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

dirty part

Hello, 'Sometimes rain feels able to wash away even a dirty part of the heart.' 'Sometimes rain feels able to wash away even a dirty part in the heart.' Could these make sense to you? Thank you.
  

Top answer

Anonymous Could these make sense to you? I understand, but it is not the best phrasing. For one thing, rain doesn't feel.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Could these make sense to you?
  • I understand, but it is not the best phrasing.
  • For one thing, rain doesn't feel.
  • I suggest something like this: Sometimes, rain seems able to wash away even the dirty/soiled/blackened part of a heart.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
AnonymousCould these make sense to you?
I understand, but it is not the best phrasing. For one thing, rain doesn't feel. I suggest something like this:

Sometimes, rain seems able to wash away even the dirty/soiled/blackened part of a heart.
0
0
A gentle rain seems able to soothe even a hardened heart.
0
0
Does your sentence have the same meaning of the original, especially the part of 'hardened heart'? I looked up the word 'hardened' but I'm not sure how the heart is.
0

Related Questions