Hi there everyone!
Today we're reviewing something that most of you probably already know something about - adjectives that end in '-ed' or '-ing'.
Many verbs can be turned into adjectives by adding either '-ed' or '-ing' to the end of the word. In fact, most words like this can use EITHER '-ed' or '-ing', but the meaning is very different depending on which one you use.
Confusing! Confused?
As you can see, I've used both '-ed' and '-ing' at the end of the verb 'confuse'. But what do the two new words mean? Remember:
'-ing' adjectives are descriptions of people or things.
'-ed' adjectives say how a person feels.
So:
The lesson was confusing. (Describing something, in this case 'the lesson')
I am confused. (Telling how someone feels, in this case 'I')
It's a bit more difficult when you use '-ing' to describe how one person makes ANOTHER person feel. Try remembering this pair of sentences:
The monster is frightening.
The child is frightened.
In that example, it's quite easy to see that the monster is CAUSING fear, and the child FEELS fear. It works the same way for less obvious examples, such as 'He is interesting. I am interested'. There, 'he' is CAUSING interest, and 'I' FEEL interest.
I hope this lesson was interestING. I hope you were interestED.
See you next week!
-Tim
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Today we're reviewing something that most of you probably already know something about - adjectives that end in '-ed' or '-ing'.
Many verbs can be turned into adjectives by adding either '-ed' or '-ing' to the end of the word. In fact, most words like this can use EITHER '-ed' or '-ing', but the meaning is very different depending on which one you use.
Confusing! Confused?
As you can see, I've used both '-ed' and '-ing' at the end of the verb 'confuse'. But what do the two new words mean? Remember:
'-ing' adjectives are descriptions of people or things.
'-ed' adjectives say how a person feels.
So:
The lesson was confusing. (Describing something, in this case 'the lesson')
I am confused. (Telling how someone feels, in this case 'I')
It's a bit more difficult when you use '-ing' to describe how one person makes ANOTHER person feel. Try remembering this pair of sentences:
The monster is frightening.
The child is frightened.
In that example, it's quite easy to see that the monster is CAUSING fear, and the child FEELS fear. It works the same way for less obvious examples, such as 'He is interesting. I am interested'. There, 'he' is CAUSING interest, and 'I' FEEL interest.
I hope this lesson was interestING. I hope you were interestED.
See you next week!
-Tim
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