Unit 98. Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored etc.)
Unit 98; Part A
There are many adjectives ending in -ing and -ed, for example: boring and bored. Study this example situation: |
Somebody is bored if something (or somebody else) is boring. Or, if something is boring, it makes you bored. So: • Jane is bored because her job is boring. • Jane's job is boring, so Jane is bored. (not Jane is boring) If a person is boring, this means that they make other people bored: • George always talks about the same things. He's really boring. |
Unit 98; Part B
Compare adjectives ending in -ing and -ed: | |
In these examples, the -ing adjective tells you about the job. | In these examples, the -ed adjective tells you how somebody feels (about the job). |
Compare these examples: interesting • Julia thinks politics is interesting. • Did you meet anyone interesting at the party? | interested • Julia is interested in politics. (not interesting in politics) • Are you interested in buying a car? I'm trying to sell mine. |
surprising • It was surprising that he passed the exam. | surprised • Everybody was surprised that he passed the exam. |
disappointing • The film was disappointing. We expected it to be much better. | disappointed • We were disappointed with the film. We expected it to be much better. |
shocking • The news was shocking. | shocked • I was shocked when I heard the news. |
Exercises
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