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Low Intermediate 101 Writing Development

Low Intermediate 101 Writing Development. Winter Quarter 2014. Adjectives ending in – ing and - ed. This book is interest ing . I am interest ed in it. The snake is frighten ing . I am frighten ed . The news was surpris ing . I am surpris ed . The movie was bor ing . I am bor ed .

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Low Intermediate 101 Writing Development

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  1. Low Intermediate 101 Writing Development Winter Quarter 2014

  2. Adjectives ending in –ingand -ed This book is interesting. I am interested in it. The snake is frightening. I am frightened. The news was surprising. I am surprised. The movie was boring. I am bored. The experience was thrilling. I was thrilled.

  3. These adjectives come from the participle form of a verb. INTEREST is a verb. The past participle of interest is interested. The present participle of interest is interesting (and is used with the verb be in the progressive tenses). These participle forms are often used as adjectives in English.

  4. The snake is frightening.

  5. The girl is frightened.

  6. The military cemetery is depressing.

  7. The woman is depressed.

  8. What other adjectives do you know that end in “-ing” and/or “-ed”? Work with a partner and make a new list. The team with the longestlist of different adjectives wins!

  9. disappointing disappointed exciting excited fascinating fascinated amusing amused satisfying satisfied embarrassing embarrassed tiring tired irritating irritated relaxing relaxed

  10. shocking shocked confusing confused terrifying terrified pleasing pleased http://eslgrammarpractice.blogspot.com/2010/06/adjective-endings-ed-or-ing.html (30 words)

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