Difference between grateful and thankful

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", question 7

In her speech she expressed her ......... for all the help she had been given.

(a) thankfulness
(b) gratitude
(c) gratefulness
(d) thanking

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", answer 7

In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.

Correct answer: (b) gratitude
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what is the difference btw grateful and thankful,

[Alan]

Grateful means that you appreciate what someone has done for you and you want to express your thanks. Thankful means that you are relieved/pleased that what you hoped for has actually happened.

In one sentence you could say: She was grateful to her teachers and also thankful that she had passed her exams.
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