[Grammar] Use of worthless

[shahjehansoomro]

Are the following sentences correct grammatically? If shirt is not having financial value or good quality. Please correct the sentences in case they are wrong.

It is worthless buying this shirt.
It is worthless to buy this shirt.
It is not worth buying this shirt.

 

[emsr2d2]

#3 is OK. For the #1 and #2, I would say "pointless".

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is it OK to say 'This is a worthless shirt not worth buying'?

 

[emsr2d2]

That's unnatural and bordering on tautologous.

 

[Skrej]

Is it OK to say 'This is a worthless shirt.[STRIKE]not worth buying[/STRIKE]'?

I'd drop the last part. As ems mentioned, it's just redundant.

 

[shahjehansoomro]

What about this sentence?
This is a worthless shirt to buy.

 

[tedmc]

What about this sentence?
This is a worthless shirt to buy.

This is also not natural. You wouldn't want to do anything with something worthless.

 

[Matthew Wai]

This is a worthless shirt to buy.

It seems to mean someone would buy the worthless shirt.

 

[shahjehansoomro]

I actually meant to say that if someone purchases this shirt it would be worthless.

 

[Matthew Wai]

It is not worthwhile to buy this shirt.

 

[shahjehansoomro]

Do the following sentences mean the same?
It is not worthwhile to buy this shirt.
It is worthless to buy this shirt.

 

[Matthew Wai]

For the second, please see below.

I would say "pointless".

 

[shahjehansoomro]

Do the following sentences mean the same?
It is not worthwhile to buy this shirt.
It is worthless to buy this shirt.

 

[Matthew Wai]

emsr2d2 already told you that #2 is pointless.

 

[Tdol]

Do the following sentences mean the same?
It is not worthwhile to buy this shirt.
It is worthless to buy this shirt.

Neither of them are natural.

 

[bebe heart]

Hi, How about these sentences:
This shirt is worthless, don't buy it.
This shirt is worthless, I wouldn't buy it.

 

[Barb_D]

Bebe those are comma splices. Use periods.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Neither of them are natural.

Is it unnatural to use 'worthwhile' in a negative sentence?

 

[Barb_D]

The opposite of "worthless" is "not worthless."
The opposite of "worthwhile" is "not worthwhile."

Something may not be "worth it" for you to spend money on, but that's not saying it is "worthless" and has no inherent value at all.

 

[Tdol]

Is it unnatural to use 'worthwhile' in a negative sentence?

Not necessarily.