İngilizce PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES Konu Anlatımı


İngilizce PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES Konu Anlatımı

PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES: -ED,  -ING

Indian art interests me.

  1. I am interested in Indian an. INCORRECT     :I am interesting in Indian an.
  2. Indian art is interesting. INCORRECT     :Indian art is interested.

The news surprised Kate.

  1. Kate was surprised.
  2. The news was surprising.

 

The past participle -ed and the present participle -ing can be used as adjectives.

In (a): The past participle (interested) describes how a person feels.

In (b): The present participle (interesting) describes the cause of the feeling. The cause of interest is Indian art.

In (c): “surprised” describes how Kate felt.

The past participle carries a passive meaning: Kate was surprised by the news.

In (d): “the news” was the cause of the surprise.

The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed. Some verbs have irregular forms

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