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Grateful Thankful Giving Opportunity Happy Relieved Good Happened

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Keyword thankful
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I'm very thankful to you for giving me this opportunity.
Correct Sentence I'm very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity.
Cloze Error Sentence I'm very [[thankful]] to you for giving me this opportunity.
Cloze Sentence I'm very [[grateful]] to you for giving me this opportunity.
Cloze Answer grateful
Choices thankful | grateful
Explanation

thankful = happy and relieved that something (good) has happened: 'We should all be thankful that nobody was hurt.'

grateful = full of thanks: 'Dr Cameron has received dozens of letters from grateful patients.' 'We'd be grateful if you could let us have your views on this matter.'

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