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Glad Happy Hope School Front Noun Pleased Wife

Idx 1221
Keyword glad
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We hope that you will like this school and be glad here.
Correct Sentence We hope that you will like this school and be happy here.
Cloze Error Sentence We hope that you will like this school and be [[glad]] here.
Cloze Sentence We hope that you will like this school and be [[happy]] here.
Cloze Answer happy
Choices happy | glad
Explanation

glad (not used in front of a noun) = pleased and happy about something in particular: 'I'm so glad your wife is feeling better.' 'I'm glad it wasn't my turn to pay.'

happy = enjoying life: 'She's a lot happier now that the examinations are over.'

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