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    Common Mistakes in English: Using Excited and Exciting

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    The document discusses common mistakes made when using the adjectives "excited" and "exciting" as well as "bored" and "boring". It provides examples of correct usage of each adjective and examples of incorrect sentences to rewrite. It also discusses the general rule that adjectives ending in "-ed" describe a person's feelings while adjectives ending in "-ing" describe things and situations. Finally, it provides an exercise completing sentences with either "-ed" or "-ing" adjectives.

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    The document discusses common mistakes made when using the adjectives "excited" and "exciting" as well as "bored" and "boring". It provides examples of correct usage of each adjective and examples of incorrect sentences to rewrite. It also discusses the general rule that adjectives ending in "-ed" describe a person's feelings while adjectives ending in "-ing" describe things and situations. Finally, it provides an exercise completing sentences with either "-ed" or "-ing" adjectives.

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    The document discusses common mistakes made when using the adjectives "excited" and "exciting" as well as "bored" and "boring". It provides examples of correct usage of each adjective and examples of incorrect sentences to rewrite. It also discusses the general rule that adjectives ending in "-ed" describe a person's feelings while adjectives ending in "-ing" describe things and situations. Finally, it provides an exercise completing sentences with either "-ed" or "-ing" adjectives.

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    Common Mistakes in English: Using Excited and Exciting

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    The document discusses common mistakes made when using the adjectives "excited" and "exciting" as well as "bored" and "boring". It provides examples of correct usage of each adjective and examples of incorrect sentences to rewrite. It also discusses the general rule that adjectives ending in "-ed" describe a person's feelings while adjectives ending in "-ing" describe things and situations. Finally, it provides an exercise completing sentences with either "-ed" or "-ing" adjectives.

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    Common Mistakes in English

    Using Excited and Exciting

    excited Excited is an adjective that describes when someone feels happy and
    vs enthusiastic about something.
    exciting
    For example: She was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

    Exciting is an adjective that means something is making you excited.

    For example: The football match was so exciting! She couldn't wait to tell
    everyone about it.

    Are these sentences correct? If correct write ‘correct’ underneath the sentence. If
    incorrect rewrite the sentence correctly.

    1. I was very exciting when I saw the famous actor.

    2. The football match was not very excited.

    3. After a long and cold winter, I was so happy and exciting to be going on
    holiday to the Maldives.

    4. Songkran is an exciting time to be in Thailand.

    Using Bored and Boring

    Are these sentences correct? If correct write ‘correct’ underneath the sentence. If
    incorrect rewrite the sentence correctly.

    5. I don’t really like studying; I find it bored.

    6. The football match was so boring.

    7. I am so boring today!

    8. The Songkran Festival is anything but bored.


    Remember:
    Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel:

    ‘He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class.'
    'I was confused by the movie’s ending.'
    I was bored during the movie.

    '-ing' adjectives
    Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and
    situations. Compare these example sentences to the ones above:

    'Being upgraded to first class is surprising.'


    The movie’s ending was confusing.'
    'Working hard all day is tiring.'

    THINK THING = ING!

    -ed and -ing adjectives


    tables
    Feel '-ed' describe '-ing'
    annoyed annoying
    bored boring
    confused confusing
    depressed depressing
    excited exciting
    frustrated frustrating
    frightened frightening
    satisfied satisfying
    shocked shocking

    Task: Complete the sentences using ed or ing:

    1. Stop annoy___ me! You make me so annoy___!


    2. He was very excit____ by the excit___ performance.
    3. After a satisfy_______ meal, she felt very satisf_______.
    4. The grey and cold winter weather in London is
    depress____. It makes me feel depress____.
    5. I sometimes find English confus______. The many
    grammar rules can make me feel confus______.

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