Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

The pain was too severe to sleep.

Hi

Is this sentence fully natural?

The pain was too severe to sleep.

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

I get the meaning, but there's something weird about it. It sounds like the pain couldn't sleep if you take it a certain way. Compare: I was too nervous to sleep.

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I get the meaning, but there's something weird about it. Emotion: smile

It sounds like the pain couldn't sleep if you take it a certain