Minggu, 16 September 2012

Adjectives ending in' ing 'and 'ed'



 A/ Somebody is bored if something (or somebody else) is boring. Or, if something is boring, it makes you bored. So:
Dhea is bored because her job is boring.
Dhea's job is boring, so Tracy is bored, (not 'Tracy is boring')   

If a person is boring, this means that they make other people bored:

Amir always talks about the same things. He's really boring.

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B/ Compare adjectives ending in -ing and ed
You can say:
My job is boring, interesting/ tiring/ satisfying/ depressing, (etc.)
The -ing adjective tells you about the job.

Compare these examples:
Interesting:
Dhea thinks politics is very interesting.
Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?

Surprising:
It was quite surprising that he passed the examination.

Disappointing :
The film was disappointing. I expected it to be much better

Shocking:
The news was shocking.  

You can say:
I'm bored with my job.
I'm not interested in my job any more
I'm always tired when I finish work.
I'm not satisfied with my job.
My job makes me depressed, (etc.)

The -ed adjective tells you how somebody feels (about the job).

Interested:
Dhea is very interested in politics, (not interesting in politics')
Are you interested in buying a car? I'm trying to sell mine.

Surprised:
Everybody was surprised that he passed the examination.

Disappointed:
I was disappointed with the film. I expected it to be much better.

Shocked:
We were very shocked when we heard the news.


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