Participial Adjectives

How do you describe yourself in terms of personality?

Share 3 things about you to answer the following questions.

Breaking the Ice

What do you like?orWhat don't you like?

Participial Adjectives

A participle is a verbal ending in -ing or -ed that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun.

Something ING ⇒ makes you feel ED

For Example:- I feel bored when I read the book.

For Example:- The book is boring.

We usually use the -ed adjectives to describe feelings,

Past Participial Adjectives

We usually use -ing adjectives to describe the causes of feelings.

Usage

Present Participial Adjectives

Examples of participial adjectives

Use the verbs in bold to finish the sentence.

Practice

1. Helen Keller inspired many people. Her story is __________________________.
2. Let's go to the beach and relax. The ocean is very _________________________.
3. I didn't want to embarrass you. Unfortunately, you look ______________________.
4. Mr. Starr likes to encourage people. His students seem ________________________.
5. Modern art interests Vicky. She's _________________________ in the topic.
6. Your dad frightens me. He's really ____________________.

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