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.Adjectives ending in ‘-ed’ describe

people's feelings. They have the same
form as the past participle of a transitive
verb and have a passive meaning.

. 1.Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ describe the

effect that something has on someone's
feelings. They describe a process or state
that continues over a period of time and
have an active meaning.

-2. When the adjective ends in -ed, it
means that the person or thing
experiences this particular effect.

-2.The suffix –ing is related to cause. When
the adjective ends in -ing, it means that the
person or thing causes this particular
effect.

The students are bored with the
lesson.
(In this sentence,
BORED is how the students feel)

The lesson is boring. (In this
sentence BORING characterizes
lesson. It bores students.)

Snakes terrify me. I'm always terrified
when I see one.

Snakes terrify me. They are such terrifying
creatures.

Julia is very interested in politics.
We were shocked when we heard the
news.

Julia thinks politics is very interesting.

Example
• Jane is interested in Politics.
•I was disappointed with the show.
•I was shocked when I heard the news.

The news was shocking
.
Example
• Jane thinks Politics is interesting.
• The show was quite disappointing.
• The news was shocking.
•Jane’s job is boring