Difficult vs problem

[viviaan]

Test No. incompl/elem-20 "Where am I?", question 3

Well, my ......... is that I'm lost.

(a) problem
(b) situation
(c) hardship
(d) difficult

Test No. incompl/elem-20 "Where am I?", answer 3

Well, my problem is that I'm lost.

Correct answer: (a) problem

Your answer was: incorrect
Well, my difficult is that I'm lost.
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why this question cannot use difficult?

viviaan

[Alan]

Hi Vivian,

The word you need in this sentence must be a noun. Difficult is an adjective and so you can't use it here. If you want to express another idea, you could say: My difficulty and that is the noun formed from the adjective difficult.

Alan
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[Cuoi]

Hi,

Why "situation" is not correct?

Tks,

[Torsten]

Because "situation" is rather neutral. It can refer to positive as well as negative circumstances. When you are lost, you are in trouble so you have a problem.
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[Dr_Babaei2003]

Hi Alan
why hardship is not correct?
ali

[Alan]

Hi,

The speaker is lost and his problem is that he is lost. 'Hardship' refers to a long standing situation like being without money, living in poor conditions, not being able to work but in the test this is just one difficulty or one problem.

Alan
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[Satishchemeng]

Dear Sir ,
What exactly mean by I am lost

[Torsten]

Hello Satishchemeng, welcome to english-test.net and many thanks for your question. The phrase "I'm lost" means "I don't know what to do".
Keep up the great work!
Best regards,
Torsten
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[Satishchemeng]

Dear Torsten ,
Thank you very much for the reply
Can you please give some more examples where we can use " I am Lost " , In whic type of situations we can use etc.

Regards,

Satish

[Iqbalkoshan]

well, my problem is that I'm lost.
well, my dificult is that I'm lost.
i think first sentence is to be right according to the parts of speech because in the case we should use a noun to complete the sentence not to add or use an adjective.

[Belles1654]

"(Sorry) I am lost", you can use when you don't understand a situation or can't follow a conversation.

Belles

[Alan]

Hi,

What you need is the noun 'difficulty'.

Alan
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[Kanjikook]

[Sylla]

HI Mr. Alan
How are I sent to you many times but you did not reply me , I hope you reply.
Thanks

[Sylla]

How are Mr. Alan?
I am very happy to meet but I sent to you many messages and did not reply , may be you don't know or you are so busy. Anyway I like you response me .
Thanks

The speaker is lost and his problem is that he is lost. 'Hardship' refers to a long standing situation like being without money, living in poor conditions, not being able to work but in the test this is just one difficulty or one problem.

Alan