Question
1. She spoke in a very loud voice.
2. She spoke in a very high voice.
3. She spoke in a very low voice.
4. She spoke in a very soft voice.
5. She spoke with a very loud voice.
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Does #1 mean #2? Can we use both #3 and #4? What about #5? Can we use 'with' in place of 'in'?
2. She spoke in a very high voice.
3. She spoke in a very low voice.
4. She spoke in a very soft voice.
5. She spoke with a very loud voice.
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Does #1 mean #2? Can we use both #3 and #4? What about #5? Can we use 'with' in place of 'in'?
Answers
Writeacher
Voices that are high and low have more to do with where those voices are on the musical scale, not in loudness.
1 and 4 are opposites.
2 and 3 are opposites.
5 is odd, but not necessarily incorrect.
1 and 4 are opposites.
2 and 3 are opposites.
5 is odd, but not necessarily incorrect.