He was grateful for the chance to make things right.

Meaning: This means the boy was thankful for the opportunity to correct his mistake and improve the situation.

Choice of Words: Grateful means feeling or showing appreciation for something. Chance means an opportunity or possibility.

Alternative Expressions

He was thankful for the opportunity to correct his mistakes.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to say the same thing.

Choice of Words: Thankful is another word for grateful. Opportunity means a chance. Correct means to fix something that is wrong. Mistakes are things that are done wrong. When you put them together, "He was thankful for the opportunity to correct his mistakes" means that he was grateful for the chance to fix the things he did wrong.

He was appreciative of the chance to set things straight.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to say the same thing.

Choice of Words: Appreciative is another word for grateful. Chance means an opportunity. Set things straight means to make things right. When you put them together, "He was appreciative of the chance to set things straight" means that he was grateful for the opportunity to fix the things that were wrong.

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