0
Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

hopeless

Hi

Please help me with this sentence.

After losing her parents in tsunami she felt hopeless.

After losing her parents in tsunami she was hopeless.

Does the second have the meaning same as the first one?
  

Top answer

vsuresh After losing her parents in a/the tsunami , she felt hopeless. This is the one you want (as corrected). "She was hopeless" is too ambiguous.

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh After losing her parents in a/the tsunami , she felt hopeless.
  • This is the one you want (as corrected).
  • "She was hopeless" is too ambiguous.
  • It's sometimes used to mean "incorrigible" in this configuration.
  • First she arrived half-drunk.
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.

6 Answers
0
vsureshAfter losing her parents in a/the tsunami, she felt hopeless.
This is the one you want (as corrected).

"She was hopeless" is too ambiguous. It's sometimes used to mean "incorrigible" in this configuration.

First she arrived half-drunk. Then she spilled food al
0
0
Thank you CJ.

I want know whether be verb with hopeless always has a negative meaning.
0
0
vsureshThank you CJ.I want know be if the verb 'be' with hopeless always has a negative meaning.
Hmm. I think 'hopeless' by itself without any other words is fairly negative. You might try fraze.it to see what kinds of sentences you can have with "is hopeless" or "was hopeless
0
0
Thank you,CJ.
CalifJimYou might try fraze.it
Please tell me what this means.
0
0
Type

fraze.it

in your browser, just as you would type

EnglishForward.com
or
google.com

or any other website you wish to go to.

CJ
0
0
Thank you,CJ.
I got it.
0

Related Questions