1. PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES
By : Lailatus Sa’adah
Nurul Hasanah .A

2. Example
• The news surprised Kate.
– Kate was surprised
– The news was surprising

3. 1.The present participle conveys an
active meaning.
• Describes the cause of the feeling.
• -Ing participle refers to the actor (the
one/thing causing the emotion)
example :
a) The lesson interests Anne.
The lesson is interesting (to Anne)

4. 2.The past participle conveys a
passive meaning
• Describes how a person feels.
• ED participle refers to the experiencer (the
one feeling the emotion)
example :
a) The lesson interests Anne
Anne is interested in the lesson

5. Other participial adjectives of this type
• amazed amazing • frustrated frustrating
• amused amusing • interested Interesting
• annoyed annoying • puzzled puzzling
• bored boring • relaxed relaxing
• charmed charming • satisfied satisfying
• confused confusing • shocked shocking
• convincing convincing • terrified terrifying
• damaged damaging • tired tiring
• depressed depressing • Thrilled thrilling
• disappointed disappointing
• embarrassed embarrassing
• excited exciting
• exhausted exhausting
• fascinated fascinating
• frightened frightening

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