Read the following sentence from “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio. How does the word anguish add meaning to the sentenc
e? In great anguish, he cursed himself and his fortune and, like a man beside himself, he started running here and there, but could find neither money nor a pawnable object.
The term <em>anguish </em>refers to the state of being in great distress, pain or anxiety.
Usage of this term as introduction to a sentence modifies the tone the author gives to the subsequent words with a negative connotation. This allows the reader to understand the current state of mind of the character at play, adding the sentence the meaning of the actions of a desperate, distressed man.
No dictionary has found the best way to explain complete and finish and why we use them differently, though they can usually work in the same sentence if you were to replace one with the other
"Has everyone completed their test?" "Has everyone finished their test?"