Josephine
What's the difference between "pleased" and "pleasant"?Thx:D i was wondering,What's the difference between "pleased" and "pleasant"? What if you have got to fill in the following blank: Mary's friend sat next to Mary,Mary was ______. which one should i choose to fill in,pleased or pleasant? So confusedWill both of the two words work?
2012년 6월 22일 오후 7:10
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You can use either one but it will change the meaning of the sentence. If you said "pleased" you're saying that Mary was happy to either be next to you or was happy to be sitting down. If you said "pleasant" you're saying that you enjoyed Mary's presence, that she was a nice person. Pleased is the past-tense conjugation of the verb "to please" or "to make happy" Pleasant is an adjective similar to nice. Example: "It was a pleasant night."
2012년 6월 22일
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http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/52714-pleasing-pleasant-pleased.html As adjectives: Pleasing = the act of giving pleasure/agreeable: That was a pleasing film we saw last night. She is a pleasing person to spend an evening with. Pleasant = Having qualities that give pleasure: It was a pleasant evening. The meal was very pleasant. Pleased = Feeling or showing satisfaction. I was so pleased to meet him. Are you pleased that your brother is engaged to be married?
2012년 6월 22일
You would have to say pleased. pleased means that you ARE HAPPY WITH something, but pleasant means that something IS nice. So if you said pleasant, you would just be saying that Mary is nice, which isn't really the point in this sentence. good luck :)
2012년 6월 22일
说跌死捏。。。。。May I ask why a lot of people attention you pay no attention to me
2012년 6월 23일
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