surprising, exciting, pleasing??

[keannu]

Is it true that the following adjectives can't be used for a person?
I've heard of them, but my grammar books says it's impossble, I'm confused.

ex)He is (surprising, exciting, pleasing, dangerous)(X)

[freezeframe]

Is it true that the following adjectives can't be used for a person?
I've heard of them, but my grammar books says it's impossble, I'm confused.

ex)He is (surprising, exciting, pleasing, dangerous)(X)

What exactly does your grammar book say?

[keannu]

What exactly does your grammar book say?

surprising, exciting, pleasing can't be used for persons.

[freezeframe]

surprising, exciting, pleasing can't be used for persons.

Why not?

[keannu]

Why not?

Are you sure? Can you show me some examples?

[Gillnetter]

surprising, exciting, pleasing can't be used for persons.

She was both an exciting and surprising person to be around and her pleasing personality surprised and excited even the most dour people she met.

[keannu]

She was both an exciting and surprising person to be around and her pleasing personality surprised and excited even the most dour people she met.

But the grammar book seemed to have meant like this.
"She was both exciting and surprising,and she was pleasing as well." Your example doesn't describe "she" directly but nouns, so I wonder if my example works.

[Gillnetter]

But the grammar book seemed to have meant like this.
"She was both exciting and surprising,and she was pleasing as well." Your example doesn't describe "she" directly but nouns, so I wonder if my example works.

She was exciting.
She was surprising.
She was pleasing.

How do the terms above not describe her? What do you mean by "...doesn't describe "she" directly but nouns...".

[keannu]

She was exciting.
She was surprising.
She was pleasing.

How do the terms above not describe her? What do you mean by "...doesn't describe "she" directly but nouns...".

I thought the adjectives can be placed before nouns to describe persons, but as you said,they seem to be possible, so I think my grammar book is imperfect. Thanks a lot for your help!