Common Mistakes : Glad

adjective

.BAD: I would be glad if you could send me an application form
.GOOD: I would be grateful if you could send me an application form

: (To make a formal request, use would be grateful if (NOT glad
.We would be grateful if you could consider this matter at your earliest convenience

.BAD: She was a very glad person, and very intelligent
.GOOD: She was a very happy person, and very intelligent

.BAD: We hope that you will like this school and be glad here
.GOOD: We hope that you will like this school and be happy here

: 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