Homework Help Forum: vocabulary

Posted by Anya on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 6:06pm.

Does this sentence make sense? "She was so happy and grateful that I felt more than recompense for all that I had tried to do to help her."

• vocabulary - Writeacher, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 6:14pm

  It's too long and convoluted. It'd be better to rephrase or break it into two sentences. Maybe this: I felt more than rewarded because she was happy and grateful for all I had done for her.

  
  

• vocabulary - bobpursley, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 6:19pm

  Are you trying to use recompense? Recompense was made, and no libel suit was filed.

  
  

• vocabulary (continued) - Anya, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7:18pm

  The book gives me this sentence: "She was so happy and grateful that I felt more than _______________ for all that I had tied to do to help her. I have to choose from these words: adjacent, alight, barren, disrupt, dynasty, foretaste, germinate, humdrum, hurtle, insiuate, interminable, interrogate, recompense, renovate, sullen, trickle, trivial, truce, and vicious.

  
  

• vocabulary - bobpursley, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7:21pm

  Then recompense is the "best" choice. It is very awkward usage, in my opinion.

  
  

• vocabulary - Ms. Sue, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7:23pm

  I agree with Writeacher that this is an awkward sentence. None of the words fits well in this sentence. However it would be acceptable if the sentence read: "She was so happy and grateful that I felt THAT HER GRATITUDE WAS more than ENOUGH recompense for all that I had tried to do to help her."

  
  

• vocabulary, Thank you! - Anya, Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 9:19pm

  Thank you!

  
  

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