Participial Adjectives

Breaking the Ice

Share 3 things about you to answer the following questions.

What do you like? or What don't you like?

How do you describe yourself in terms of personality?

Participial Adjectives

A participle is a verbal ending in -ing or -ed that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun.

Usage

Past Participial Adjectives

Present Participial Adjectives

We usually use the -ed adjectives to describe feelings,

We usually use -ing adjectives to describe the causes of feelings.

For Example:- The book is boring.

For Example:- I feel bored when I read the book.

Something ING ⇒ makes you feel ED

Examples of participial adjectives

Practice

Use the verbs in bold to finish the sentence.

1. Helen Keller inspired many people. Her story is __________________________.
2. Let's go to the beach and relax. The ocean is very _________________________.
3. I didn't want to embarrass you. Unfortunately, you look ______________________.
4. Mr. Starr likes to encourage people. His students seem ________________________.
5. Modern art interests Vicky. She's _________________________ in the topic.
6. Your dad frightens me. He's really ____________________.

Let's practice!

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