what's wrong

[joham]

This dialogue comes from a test paper:

---I haven't seen Mary for a long time. What's wrong with her?
---Nothing. She's occupied with a translation of a French novel these days.

I thought the sentence in black read oddly. Should it have been 'What's happened to her?'

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

[Deepurple]

Originally Posted by joham

This dialogue comes from a test paper:

---I haven't seen Mary for a long time. What's wrong with her?
---Nothing (in particular). She's occupied with a translation of a French novel these days.

I thought the sentence in black read oddly. Should it have been 'What's happened to her?'

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

(Not a teacher)

[Shakespeare's brother]

Joham, I would agree with you that 'what's wrong with her' does not sit well. That phrase also implies that she is ill or absent for a negative reason.

'What's happened to her' is much more natural, and dare I disagree with my learned friend DeepPurple? You do not necessarily need (in particular).