[Grammar] I am glad to

[hoanglan82vn]

" I am glad to wear a new dress" and " I am glad to receive a gift from my parents"

two sentences are correct about grammar?

 

[Tarheel]

" I am glad to wear a new dress" and " I am glad to receive a gift from my parents"

Are the two sentences grammatically correct?

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

1. "I am glad to wear a new dress." [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE]
2. "I am glad to receive a gift from my parents."

Are my two sentences [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] grammatically correct? [STRIKE]about grammar?[/STRIKE]

Note my corrections above. Don't put a space after opening quotation marks. Make life easier for everyone by numbering your sentences.

I don't find "I am glad to" natural at all in BrE. Do you mean something like "I'm always happy when I wear a new dress/when I get a gift from my parents"?

 

[jutfrank]

I don't find "I am glad to" natural at all in BrE.

Right. I'm not sure about American usage but in British English we use glad to mean 'pleased with the outcome' of something. It really doesn't work in this context.

It especially doesn't work when followed by a 'to-infinitive', even in American English (I think).

Is that right, GoesStation?

 

[GoesStation]

Right. I'm not sure about American usage but in British English we use glad to mean 'pleased with the outcome' of something. It really doesn't work in this context.

It especially doesn't work when followed by a 'to-infinitive', even in American English (I think).

Is that right, GoesStation?

We routinely follow glad with a to-infinitive after would. In fact, I'd be glad to demonstrate it for you. Your other observation applies equally to American English.

 

[jutfrank]

We routinely follow glad with a to-infinitive after would. In fact, I'd be glad to demonstrate it for you.

Of course! I completely overlooked that use. It's the same here too.

Thanks.

 

[jutfrank]

It especially doesn't work when followed by a 'to-infinitive', even in American English (I think).

I forgot about the common phrase "I'm glad to hear it."

 

[Tarheel]

I don't find those sentences particularly natural either.

:-|

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't find those sentences particularly natural either.

:-|

Are you referring to the sentences in post #1 or those in posts #5 and #7?

 

[Tarheel]

Are you referring to the sentences in post #1 or those in posts #5 and #7?

"I am glad to wear a new dress"

Or

"I am glad to receive a gift from my parents."

 

[Tdol]

They are grammatically correct, but they are not examples of good and meaningful language to me.