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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

adjectives

0 Please explain how to use the adjectives "pleased" and "pleasing".02br
001. His conversation is very 01u00pleased/pleasing.02br
02u002. He had a 01u00pleasing/pleased02u00 look on his face.02br
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02br 001. 02br 02u 002. 02br 02font 00Think of it in terms of 'which way the action is going'.

— Clive

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  • 02br 02u 002.
  • 02br 02font 00Think of it in terms of 'which way the action is going'.
  • 02br 02br 00Thus, 'a pleasing look' is a look that pleases another person.
  • 02br 02br 00It's the same for your first sentence, although it's a little more unusual to say a conversation is 'pleased'.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Please explain how to use the adjectives "pleased" and "pleasing".02br
001. His conversation is very 02font01font01u00pleased/pleasing.02br
02u002. He had a 01u00pleasing/pleased02u00 look on his face.02br
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11font101. His conversation is very 12font11font11u10pleased/pleasing.12br
12u12font10It's the same for your first sentence, although it's a little more unusual to say a conversation is 'pleased'. I gue
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0Thanks Clive,02br
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00I understand the way how you explained to me. Very easy to understand.02br
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00But I want to know more. What about the first sentence like this:02br
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00"His conversation is 01u00pleasing"02u02br
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00It means that his conversation makes other people pleased. And i
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0Isn't this thread similar to the "deserved/deserving" one?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. His conversation is very 02font01u01font00pleased02br
02font02u00As I said, it's a bit odd to say a conversation is 'pleased'. 02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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