Hello
I have a question about grammar. Please take a look below
"What s terrible football game. I thought It was delightful’
My question is why cannot I use word “delighted” for this sentence ? What is different between two adjectives: delightful and delighted and I what situation properly I can use it?
Please explain to me.
Thank you so much.
Hi, Nhunghien.
Your question is about vocabulary. I don’t think the adjective “delightful” is correct in your sentence. You may say, “What a terrible football game! I thought it was interesting / amusing / exciting / engaging, etc.”
“Delightful” means “very pleasant” (a delightful baby; This book is delightful, you must read it; Venice is delightful, you must visit it, etc.).
“Delighted” means “very pleased” (I’ll be very pleased and happy to help you; I’m delighted with my new car; My mother was absolutely delighted by the result of my class test, etc.)
Hope this helps.
WW
Dear Sir?Madam
Thank you so much for responding to me and sorry about sending wrong address. One day I logged in our forum and I got the website “English-test.us” so I did some tests. I got wrong answer from this test: Adjective or Adverb.
I’ve never received something from you. So please tell me who you are. If you are the teacher or professional, I would trust you and take down your lesson.
Thanks again and I do appreciate.
Nhung Truong
Hi Nhung,
As WW said, ‘delighted’ doesn’t work in your sentences because it describes people only. A football game can’t be delighted. Only people can. You might want to look up both words in your dictionary to get more usage examples.
Please also note that the word ‘different’ is an adjective, not a noun. You can need to say ‘What is the difference between…’.[YSaerTTEW443543]
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Walt, I think the original example should have been a conversation between two people:
“What a terrible football game.” “I thought It was delightful.”
Torsten, I think sometimes “What is different between …” can be correct:
“What is different between my accent now and my accent two years ago?”
Maybe a language expert will confirm or repudiate my opinion.
I agree that in Nhunghein’s question “What is the difference” is a better choice.
I know that rule but I don’t know why wrote it wrong. Thank you
I’m an English teacher, but let’s wait for natives’ confirmation anyway.
Luschen, I agree with you: the original sentence might be a conversation between two people. However, I’m not quite happy with the adjective “delightful” in
Nhunghien’s sentence.
WW
To me it seems unusual to describe a football game as “delightful”. The word seems too light and refined for this rough physical game.