[Vocabulary] Word combination

[Den_Vorona]

Excuse me, English is non-native language for me.that`s why could you tell me whether I can say "Desperately savere man" or it`s not clear for native English speaker?

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

No, savere, isn't, as you can see, an existing English word. Did you mean "severe"?

 

[Den_Vorona]

You`re rigth. That`s a misprint..

 

[Raymott]

Excuse me, English is non-native language for me.that`s why could you tell me whether I can say "Desperately savere man" or it`s not clear for native English speaker?

Even is you mean "severe", it's difficult to answer without a context. Why not write a full sentence so we can understand what you mean.
No, "Desperately severe man" would sound strange, and the meaning is not immediately obvious.

 

[Den_Vorona]

Thanks a lot. I don`t think that context is really important for us.

 

[Rover_KE]

Well, sorry, but context is really important for us.

Rover

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

One can be desperately ill/poor/tired/unhappy/lonely/worried because when one is ill/poor and so on, one can become desperate, so one who is desperately ill, is very ill. I don't see how you can be "desperately severe". It sounds strange, and as Raymott has rightfully pointed out, context is needed.

 

[Den_Vorona]

I`m writing letter and i siad that my brother was desperately severe and didn`t give any information about my PC.

 

[charliedeut]

Hi,

Then maybe I would say something like "He makes me desperate with his severity" or "His severity is driving me crazy".

charliedeut

 

[Den_Vorona]

Dear all,
Could you help me with this test?

1. Peter was so ____at maths at school that he became the
youngest student ever to be accepted by a college.
1 - brilliant 2 - inspired 3 - keen 4 - proud

2. What's done is done. It's ___ wondering what would have
happened if you had passed the exam.
1- inefficient 2 - valueless 3 - futile 4 - helpless

3. Mary has hardly done any ___ this week!
1 - effort 2 -job 3 -work 4 -labour

4. She died after a long_______________.
1 -disease 2 - failing 3 - illness 4 -sickness

5. It is well-known that smoking can do you
great____.
1 -damage 2 -danger 3 -harm 4 -trouble

6. I'd like to ____ your attention to this interesting fact.
1 - attract 2 -draw 3 - pay 4 - concentrate

7. I felt a sharp _____ when I put my hand in the boiling water.
1- hurt 2 -pain 3 - ache 4 - harm

 

[charliedeut]

Hi Den,

Please start separate threads for different questions.

Please note that we are willing to help, but first we would like to know what your answers would be, and work from there.

Also, if this is homework, we can only help you if you don't understand the corrections made by your teacher.

charliedeut

 

[Den_Vorona]

Thanks a lot!
This`s the demo of exam in Russia and I`m practising right now.

I was wondering if right answers were
1 - 1; 2 - 4; 3 - 3; 4 - 1; 5 - 1; 6 - 2; 7 - 2;