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Participal Adjectives - Ed vs. - Ing PowerPoint ILI MD, Grammar E4, Chapter 10, 10.8

This document discusses participial adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. It provides examples of common pairs of these adjectives and explains that -ed adjectives describe how a person feels, while -ing adjectives describe qualities of people, places, events, or experiences. The document encourages practicing distinguishing between -ed and -ing forms by considering whether someone is feeling the adjective or something is being described as having that quality. It provides several examples to illustrate the difference.

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Participal Adjectives - Ed vs. - Ing PowerPoint ILI MD, Grammar E4, Chapter 10, 10.8

This document discusses participial adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. It provides examples of common pairs of these adjectives and explains that -ed adjectives describe how a person feels, while -ing adjectives describe qualities of people, places, events, or experiences. The document encourages practicing distinguishing between -ed and -ing forms by considering whether someone is feeling the adjective or something is being described as having that quality. It provides several examples to illustrate the difference.

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Participial

Adjectives
-ed and –ing adjectives
Paul Nicklas
Inlingua DC, ILI MD
Participial Adjectives look like verbs,
but they are really adjectives. Their
function is to describe nouns.
English uses many pairs of –ed and
–ing adjectives. You probably know
some of these adjectives already.

Let’s think about some Examples


Miguel didn’t sleep very well last
night. To make things worse, he had to get
up early this morning because his boss
asked him to come to work early. When he
got up, he realized that he had run out of
coffee. Poor Miguel. Today he feels . . .

These are adjectives, even though they end


with –ed. They describe how Miguel feels.
School is difficult, but Melissa enjoys it
because she loves to learn. She especially
loves her Science class because the teacher
is very good. The teacher’s class is never
boring; on the contrary it’s . . .

These are adjectives, even though they


end with –ing. They describe the class.
More examples of
–ed and –ing adjectives:
-ed -ing
thrilled thrilling
fascinated fascinating
amazed amazing
shocked shocking
embarrassed embarrassing
confused confusing
frightened frightening
depressed depressing
amused amusing
annoyed annoying
distracted distracting
What’s the difference between the
–ed and –ing form of adjectives?
• -ed adjectives describe the way a
person feels.

• -ing adjectives describe someone’s


personality, a place, an event, an
experience, etc.

*If something is __________ing, it


will make you feel ________ed.
More examples . . .
1. Tom’s job is boring. He feels
bored when he’s at work. Tom is
bored because his job is boring.

2. Jane thinks that computers


are interesting. She is
interested in studying computers
in the future.
3. My friend was feeling depressed, so
I invited him to come out with us to
see an amusing movie. I thought it
might make him laugh a little.

4. Tripping in front of other people can


be really embarrassing. I always
feel embarrassed when this
happens!
Now it’s your turn!
1. confus-
English grammar can be extremely
________________. It makes me feel
________________.

2. fascinat-
Millions of tourists are __________________
with Balboa Park. This place is absolutely
__________________.
Practice …
surprise
Was the little girl
surprised or surprising?

Was the party surprised


or surprising?
exhaust
How does the man feel:
exhausted or exhausting?

Was the marathon


exhausted or exhausting?
bore
Was the speech bored or
boring?

The people in the audience


felt bored or boring?
annoy
It’s annoyed or annoying when
people talk loudly on their cell
phones?

I was annoyed or annoying when


that guy was talking loudly on
his cell phone?
satisfy
Was the woman satisfied
or satisfying when she got
her favorite meal?

Was the meal satisfied or


satisfying?
frustrate
The man feels frustrated
or frustrating?

His job can be frustrated


or frustrating?
shock
The news was shocked or
shocking?

The woman was shocked or


shocking when she read
the news?
embarrass
How does the boy feel?
embarrassed or embarrassing?

Is being scolded embarrassed


or embarrassing?
interest
Is the student interested
or interesting in learning?

Is the class interested or


interesting?
excite
Riding roller coasters is
excited or exciting?

Do the people on the


roller coaster feel excited
or exciting?
disappoint
It’s disappointed or
disappointing to lose a
race?

The runners who didn’t win


felt disappointed or
disappointing?

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