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Participial Adjectives (-ed/-ing) Exercises PDFSet 2: Tricky Participial Adjectives: People, Things & Extended Pairs

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.The documentary about climate change was really ___.

a) depressingb) depressedc) depressd) depression

2.She was ___ when she tripped and fell in front of everyone.

a) embarrassmentb) embarrassedc) embarrassingd) embarrass

3.The marathon was ___. I could barely walk afterwards.

a) exhaustb) exhaustedc) exhaustingd) exhaustion

4.He is a very ___ speaker. Everyone enjoys his presentations.

a) entertainb) entertainmentc) entertainedd) entertaining

5.We were ___ by the ancient ruins in Rome.

a) fascinatedb) fascinatingc) fascinated) fascination

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.depressing

2.embarrassed

3.exhausting

4.entertaining

5.fascinated

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."depressing"(a)

'Depressing' is the -ing adjective describing the documentary — it CAUSES a feeling of sadness or depression in the viewer. 'Depressed' would describe how a person feels.

2."embarrassed"(b)

'Embarrassed' is the -ed adjective describing how she FELT — she experienced embarrassment. 'Embarrassing' would describe the situation that caused the feeling.

3."exhausting"(c)

'Exhausting' is the -ing adjective describing the marathon — it CAUSED exhaustion. The marathon is the source of the tiredness. 'Exhausted' describes how the runner felt.

4."entertaining"(d)

When we use -ing adjectives with PEOPLE, it means that person CAUSES the feeling in others. 'An entertaining speaker' = a speaker who causes entertainment/enjoyment. This is different from 'an entertained speaker', which would mean the speaker himself feels entertained.

5."fascinated"(a)

'Fascinated' is the -ed adjective describing how 'we' FELT — we experienced fascination. 'Fascinating' would describe the ruins (the cause of the feeling).

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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