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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Painfu/ was in pain
Can I say,
Her hands were in pain /Her hands were very painful.
Her hands were in pain /Her hands were very painful.
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I think "Her hands were in pain" or "She felt a lot of pain in her hands" sounds more natural. The thing which causes the pain can be painful, for example: "Her arthritis was painful to her hands" or "Yoga is often painful and uncomfortable for beginners" or "Her violin playing is painful to my ears". - vocabfish
- I think "Her hands were in pain" or "She felt a lot of pain in her hands" sounds more natural.
- The thing which causes the pain can be painful, for example: "Her arthritis was painful to her hands" or "Yoga is often painful and uncomfortable for beginners" or "Her violin playing is painful to my ears".
- - vocabfish
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I think "Her hands were in pain" or "She felt a lot of pain in her hands" sounds more natural.
The thing which causes the pain can be painful, for example: "Her arthritis was painful to her hands" or "Yoga is often painful and uncomfortable for beginners" or "Her violin playing is painful to my ears".
- vocabfish
The thing which causes the pain can be painful, for example: "Her arthritis was painful to her hands" or "Yoga is often painful and uncomfortable for beginners" or "Her violin playing is painful to my ears".
- vocabfish
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