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The use of adjectives: -ing vs. -ed

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ADJECTIVES ENDING IN:​

-ING vs. -ED

-ING

-ED​

Adjectives to describe people or things.

Adjectives to describe feelings​.

We use adjectives ending in -ed to describe:​ ​ “Feelings”​ ​ Only for people because things CAN NOT feel.

We use adjectives ending in -ing to describe:​ ​ “Objects or people”

-ING​

-ED

The books were interesting.

The girls weren't interested in ​ the story.

Adjectives to describe people or things​

-ING

- If you want to describe people or things, use adjective ending in –ing.

Examples:​

- annoying - surprising ​ - amazing​ - interesting​

The game was amazing.

Adjectives to describe feelings​

-ED

If you want to describe feelings, use adjective ending in –ed.

​ - bored - excited ​ - frightened - interested​

Examples:​

​ The children were frightened last night.​

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The students were bored.​ The class was boring.

The students were interested.​ The class was interesting.

The family was excited.​ The movie was exciting.

My holiday was relaxing. ​ I was really relaxed.