Friday, May 14, 2010

AdJeCtIvEs EnDiNg in -ING and -ED


Hi, Guys!,

Within two weeks, you are going to take your final exams. So, let's review Adjectives ending in -ING and -ED. There is a semantic different between these adjectives.

1. ADJ. -ING = describe what something or someone is like.
Ex. Natalie is so boring that she never goes out or watches TV.
(permanent, lasting situation)

2. ADJ. -ED = describe how someone feels.
Ex. I'm getting bored due to the football match (not a permanent situation).

Ex. Mike was interested because the subject's interesting.

If you need to practise, you can watch this useful video, and then, you can do these exercises, just click here: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-1752.php



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