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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

groaned in despair

Hello,

I have to make a sentence using these words together.

1. When the fielder dropped the catch, the captain groaned in despair.

2. When he was drowning , he groaned in despair.

Which one is correct?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

I think both are correct. ) But does one grown in despair while drowning? I would be more likely to gurgle agitatedly.

— Rvw

  • I think both are correct.
  • ) But does one grown in despair while drowning?
  • I would be more likely to gurgle agitatedly.
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I think both are correct. (In #2, did you mean drowning?) But does one grown in despair while drowning? I would be more likely to gurgle agitatedly.
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RvwI think both are correct. (In #2, did you mean drowning?) But does one grown in despair while drowning? I would be more likely to gurgle agitatedly.
Good one, Rvw. I was going to suggest "gasped desperately".
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