Participles As Adjectives

5. The aemaptet as. (a)TOtwere___________.
(b) The news was___________________
6. The instructions on the box for assembling the tool tsn/iaeine.
(a) Theyare ___________________. (b) I am thoroughly_________________
7. Bob's grades disappointed his parents.
(a) His grades were___________________________.
(b) His parents were__________________________
8. My father often reassured me.
(a) He was a very_____________________person.
(b) I always felt___________________when I was around .him.
9. I waited for two hoars to see the doctor, arid it really jmstrated me!
(a) Long waits sack as
thai can be very_______________________. (b) J was_____________________
}0. Anna has a noise in ijer car tfiat disturbs bet. (a) it is a_________________________noise.
<J») She is___________________wlwo she hears it.
11. Jesaca's arguments ammmzed us. (a) She presented_____________________argnmctits.
Cb) tfe were___________________.
12. The tender iove story nmij the audience, (a) It was a_____________story, (b) Tk
audience feit___________
13. Their behaviour Aoci^ us. (a) Itiras_________________te!ur«jr,
14. The »4 uawie depmsttd me.
(a) I was____________________
(b) It was a
15. The unMnd teacher's hardi words hmtaSatud the Mjatent.
(a) The_______________;_____
student hung his head in shame, (is) 'The stwtent nei«r fotptt that____________________
experience.
16. The newspaper account of the new medical discovery mtngaaims, (ajltwasan
_____________________acciBunt.
0) Other___________________peopte wrote the newspaper to get mere information.
PRACTICE 25. Participial adiectives.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. CRtf6(«l_EeB^_ water 5s not safe for drinking.
2. I don't have any furniture of nty own. Do you know where I can neut a ifimwk)____apartment?
3. The equator is the (divide')____
_fine between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
4. The poor people who lnre in shacks south of the city don't hawe (not)______
5. No one may attend the lecture except (anas)______guests.
6. Wt ail expect our (dot)______officials to be honest.
7. The (suggest)_____remedy for the common cold is to rest and to drink plenty of fluids.
8. Because we have a (write)_____agreement, our landlord won't be able to raise our rent for two years.
9. After an (exhaust)________trip of twelve hours, Jason fell asleep at the dinner table.
10. There are many (stimulate) _________activities in a large city.
11. The anthropologist recorded the tribe's (speak)____________language with a small tape
recorder.
12. I iike to hear the sound of gently (fall)______rain.
13. (Freeze)______fish is as nutritious as fresh fish, but it doesn't taste quite as good.
14. The {invade)_______army plundered the villages of food and valuables.
15. Skydhnng is a {thrill)_____experience.
PRACICE 26. Participial adjectives.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. The invention of the (print)_____press was one of the most important events in the history of the world.
2. (Experience)_____travellers pack lightly. They carry little more than necessities.
3. Ben's tasteless jokes didn't produce the (intend)____effect. Instead, his guests were offended.
4. The professor dispelled the tense atmosphere in the classroom by beginning her lecture with some (amuse)
anecdotes.
5. That country is highly industrialized but has very little arable land. Its economy depends upon
the export of various (manufacture)_____goods in exchange for imported agricultural products.
6. When I get home from work, I'm going to take a long, (relax)_____bath.
7. The psychologist spoke to us about some of the (amaze)____coincidences in the
lives of twins living apart from each other from birth.

8. The scientist reviewed all of his procedures for the experiment after the (expect) ____ results did not occur.
9. When Brenda heard the news of the (approach)_____hurricane, she bought torch batteries, candles, and tinned
food to prepare for it.
10. Bright children have (inquire)______minds.
11. The game was played in our stadium. The (visit)_______________team scored the (wtn)
_____________________goal in the last seconds of the soccer game. Nevertheless, the
(disappoint)_________________fans continued to cheer our team.
12.1 heard some (encourage)__________________________news.
13. Sally spends her vacations in the mountains. The fresh air invigorates her. She likes the cool,
(invigorate)_____________________________air.
14 Waste from the factory poured into rhe river and contaminated it. Some of the villagers got sick from eating
(contaminate)_____________________________fish.
PASSIVE OR ACTIVE
PRACTICE 27. Verb form review, active and passive.
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. Only coffee and dessert (serve) were served at the reception yesterday.
2. Kim wants very badly to make the Olympic team next year. She (train) has been training hard for the last two
years.
3. I've looked in my purse, on the dresser, in my coat pocket, and on all of the tables in the house, but I can't find
my keys anywhere. They (lose)________________________
4. Some people in my country don't take politics seriously. In a recent parliamentary election, a cartoon character
named Donald Duck (receive)___________________291 votes.
5. According to present company policy, bonuses for the most sales (give)________________
to the sales staff at the end of July every year.
6. According to our Constitution, everyone is equal. But in truth, some minorities (discriminate)
____________________________against in our country. In the last 20 years, newlaws
(enact)____________________to help ensure equality in housing and job opportunities.
7. Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he (offer)___________________
jobs by a dozen computer companies.
8. When I (finish)______________my work, I'm going to take a walk.

9. After the test papers (return)___________ to the students in class tomorrow,
the students (give) ___________their next assignment.
10. Since the beginning of the modern industrial age, many of the natural habitats of plants and
animals (destroy) _______________by industrial development and pollution.
11. The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece. At that time, only Greeks
(allow)_________________to compete in them.
12. I (fool, not)__________________when Linda told us she'd won a million dollars at
the racetrack. I knew she was only kidding.
13. There are certain (establish) ______________in conducting a scientific experiment.
____________ procedures that must (follow) ______
14. Due to his abrasive, (irritate). getting along with his co-workers. He (replace) __________
. manner, Mr. Morrow has difficulty ___________________by Mr. Han
next month as the co-ordinator of the production plans.
15. Ever since it tbuiirf}______________three centuries ago, the Taj Mahal in Agra (describe,
often) ______________________ as the most beautiful building
in the world. It (design) _____________20,000 workers 20 years to complete it. ___________ by a Turkish
architect, and it (take) _________
16. The photography competition that is taking place at the art museum today (judge)
__^_____________________________by three well-known photographers. I've
entered three of my pictures and have my fingers crossed. The results (announce)______
_____________________________later this afternoon.
17. When Jake put a coin in the (vend).
came out. So in a fit of temper, he (kick).
. machine for a can of soda pop, nothing _______it hard. Suddenly, it (fall)
_over, right on top of Jake, who (injure, seriously).
. up in the hospital for three weeks, and today he (wear, still) ________a cast on his arm. I bet that's the last time
he ever kicks________ machine.