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    The document discusses the difference between adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions and how people feel, such as "bored" or "surprised". Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what causes the emotion, for example a "boring" lesson makes one feel bored. It provides examples of sentences using these types of adjectives correctly. The document also lists additional adjective pairs that can take both "-ed" and "-ing" forms, such as "amused/amusing" and "excited/exciting".

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    The document discusses the difference between adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions and how people feel, such as "bored" or "surprised". Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what causes the emotion, for example a "boring" lesson makes one feel bored. It provides examples of sentences using these types of adjectives correctly. The document also lists additional adjective pairs that can take both "-ed" and "-ing" forms, such as "amused/amusing" and "excited/exciting".

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    The document discusses the difference between adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions and how people feel, such as "bored" or "surprised". Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what causes the emotion, for example a "boring" lesson makes one feel bored. It provides examples of sentences using these types of adjectives correctly. The document also lists additional adjective pairs that can take both "-ed" and "-ing" forms, such as "amused/amusing" and "excited/exciting".

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    Ed and - Ing Adjectives

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    The document discusses the difference between adjectives ending in "-ed" and "-ing". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions and how people feel, such as "bored" or "surprised". Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what causes the emotion, for example a "boring" lesson makes one feel bored. It provides examples of sentences using these types of adjectives correctly. The document also lists additional adjective pairs that can take both "-ed" and "-ing" forms, such as "amused/amusing" and "excited/exciting".

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    -ed and ing adjectives

    Adjectives that end -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives that
    end -ing (e.g. boring, interesting) are often confused.
    -ed adjectives
    Adjectives that end -ed describe emotions they tell us how people feel
    about something.

    I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.

    He was surprised to see Helen. Shed told him she was going to
    Australia.

    Feeling tired and depressed, he went to bed.


    -ing adjectives
    Adjectives that end -ing describe the thing that causes the emotion a
    boring lesson makes you feel bored.

    Have you seen that film? Its absolutely terrifying.

    I could listen to him for hours. Hes one of the most interesting
    people Ive ever met.

    I cant eat this! Its disgusting! What is it?


    Remember that people can be boring but only if they make other people
    feel bored.

    He talks about the weather for hours. Hes so boring.

    NOT I was very boring at the party so I went home.


    Here are some more adjectives that can have both an -ed and an -ing
    form

    amused

    amusing

    annoyed

    annoying

    confused

    confusing

    disappointed

    disappointing

    excited

    exciting

    exhausted

    exhausting

    frightened

    frightening

    satisfied

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