The parents were grateful for their child's presence.

Meaning: The parents were thankful to have their child in their lives.

Choice of Words: Grateful means feeling or showing appreciation for something. Presence is the state or fact of being present in a place or situation.

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The parents were grateful for their child's presence.

Meaning: This means the parents were happy that their child was there. It's like saying, The parents were glad their child was with them.

Choice of Words: Grateful means to feel thankful for something. Presence means being in a place or being with someone. When you put them together, "The parents were grateful for their child's presence" means the parents were happy that their child was there with them.

The parents were thankful for their child being there.

Meaning: This means the parents were happy that their child was there. It's like saying, The parents were pleased their child was with them.

Choice of Words: Thankful is similar to grateful, it means to feel appreciation for something. Being is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state or place. There means in that place. When you put them together, "The parents were thankful for their child being there" means the parents were happy that their child was present.

The parents were glad to have their child with them.

Meaning: This means the parents were happy that their child was there. It's like saying, The parents were delighted their child was with them.

Choice of Words: Glad means to be happy or pleased about something. Have means to possess or own something. With means in the company of or accompanied by. When you put them together, "The parents were glad to have their child with them" means the parents were happy that their child was there with them.

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