eventually VS regretfully

[specialtool]

Q) she sent the regards since she __ cannot participate the party.

1. She sent her regards since she eventually cannot participate in the ceremony.
2. She sent her regards since she regretfully cannot participate in the ceremony.

Which one do you think sounds better ?

 

[Cagey]

Hello, specialtool.

I think you mean something closer to regretfully -- with regrets, or unhappily.

I don't think you mean eventually. It means:

1. finally;
   ultimately;
   at some later time:

 

[specialtool]

Hello, specialtool.

I think you mean something closer to regretfully -- with regrets, or unhappily.

I don't think you mean eventually. It means:

1. finally;
   ultimately;
   at some later time:

Thank you for your kind response. In fact that sentence was taken from the question of TOEIC(Test of English for International Communication) recently performed in my country and there is a dispute about correct answer among the examinees

 

[Cagey]

Thank you for the explanation.

"Sent the regards" is a little odd. If there is a sentence before this one, it might help us understand why this was used.

 

[sdgraham]

As a side note, "....participate the party," is not correct grammar.

If that's what it actually says, I would assume the question is worthless.

Our dictionary says "partake" as a transitive verb is archaic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016
par•tic•i•pate (pär tis′ə pāt′),
v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing.

v.t.

1. [Archaic.]to take or have a part or share in;
   partake in;
   share.

(This is not the first time we've encountered problems with the TOEIC here)

 

[specialtool]

As a side note, "....participate the party," is not correct grammar.

If that's what it actually says, I would assume the question is worthless.

Our dictionary says "partake" as a transitive verb is archaic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016
par•tic•i•pate (pär tis′ə pāt′),
v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing.

v.t.

1. [Archaic.]to take or have a part or share in;
   partake in;
   share.

(This is not the first time we've encountered problems with the TOEIC here)

Thank you for your kind exlpanation.
Actually I don't remember the test question correctly.
As you mentioned "....participate the party," is not correct phrase..and I think It was "... participate in the ceremony."
Thank you.

 

[sound shift]

Thank you for your kind response. In fact that sentence was taken from the question of TOEIC(Test of English for International Communication) recently performed in my country and there is a dispute about correct answer among the examinees

"Eventually" makes absolutely no sense in your sentence, I'm afraid. Those people in your country who say "eventually" is the right answer must be attributing the wrong meaning to the word.