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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

disarray

(A) The wind is so strong that it put her hair into disarray.

(B) The wind is so strong that it disarrayed her hair.

(C) The wind is so strong that it had her hair disarrayed.

Which is the most appropriate sentence among these three?
  

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Hi, (A) The wind is so strong that it put her hair into disarray. (B) The wind is so strong that it disarrayed her hair. (C) The wind is so strong that it had her hair disarrayed.

— Clive

  • Hi, (A) The wind is so strong that it put her hair into disarray.
  • (B) The wind is so strong that it disarrayed her hair.
  • (C) The wind is so strong that it had her hair disarrayed.
  • 'Is' is not wrong, but much more common would be 'was'.
  • 'Disarray' is not a word that would commonly be used here.
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Hi,

(A) The wind is so strong that it put her hair into disarray.

(B) The wind is so strong that it disarrayed her hair.

(C) The wind is so strong that it had her hair disarrayed.


'Is' is not wrong, but much more common would be 'was'. 'Disarray' is not a w
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CliveHi,

(A) The wind is so strong that it put her hair into disarray.

(B) The wind is so strong that it disarrayed her hair.

(C) The wind is so strong that it had her hair disarrayed.

'Is' is not wrong, b
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Hi,,

Yes. There are a number of words that could be used here. 'Dishevelled', again, sounds a lot more formal.

Best wishes, Clive
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