Participial Adjectives

Participal Adjectives

by Rachman Brainwave

Participial Adjective (-ed)

• These are used in a slightly different way from normal adjectives. We usually use the past participle (ending in -ed) to talk about how someone feels:

• I was really bored during the flight (NOT: I was really boring during the flight).

• She's interested in history (NOT: She's really interesting in history).

• John's frightened of spiders (NOT: John's frightening of spiders).

Participial Adjective (-ing)

• We usually use the present participle (ending in -ing) to talk about the person, thing, or situation which has caused the feeling:

  
  

• It was such a long, boring flight (so I was bored).

• I read a really interesting book about history (so I was interested).

• Many people find spiders frightening (so they're frightened when they see spiders).

Be careful!

• 'I'm boring' is very different from 'I'm bored!

• 'I'm boring' means I cause other people to be bored. This is not good! Here are some examples of when one person causes a feeling in another person:

• I was talking to such a boring guy at the party. He talked about himself for an hour!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

1.-Galaxies are ------------------

• fascinating

• fascinated

• fascintig

• fascited

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

2.-The new discoveries were very ______________

• interesting

• interested

• interestin

• interestied

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

3.-We were all .............................by the phenomenon.

• surpred

• surprising

• surprised

• surprisin

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

4.-The movie was predictable, and i thought it was ....................

• boring

• bored

• boried

• boreding

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

5.-The _______ discovery was reported in the newspaper.

• exciting

• embarrassed

• surprised

• confused

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

6.-The..............audience laughed and clapped.

• exciting

• embarrassed

• surprised

• confused

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct participial adjective to complete the sentences below.

7.------------------------,I hurried away down the hall.

• exciting

• embarrassed

• surprised

• confused