44. 8 Participial Adjectives
Although they are similar words, the meanings of some present participles and their adjectives are completely different. Present participles Present participle adjectives 1 The children are dashing...
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How do we know if a present participle is a verb or an adjective. Column 2 Each sentence is formed with an auxiliary verb (is, was) + the present participle (annoying, terrifying, misleading,...
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How do we know if a present participle is a a verb or an adjective. We can say that the present participle is an adjective if we cannot make a sensible or complete sentence with its non-continuous...
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How do we know if a past participle is a verb or an adjective. Past participle Past participle adjective The presence of a doer (-by agent) shows that the past participle is a verb: When the past...
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Exercise 164 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the verb highlighted in purple. Example: The story fascinates me. The story is fascinating. 1 The comedian amuses me. The comedian is...
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Exercise 165 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: move Diana wrote a deeply moving poem. Everyone was deeply moved with emotions. 1 please It was a __________ piece of...
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 166 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: exhaust It was an exhausting trip. We are exhausted. 1 encourage Thank you for your...
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 167 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: trouble He has just received some troubling news. He has a troubled expression on his face....
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 164 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the verb highlighted in purple. Example: The story fascinates me. The story is fascinating. 1 The...
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 165 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: move Diana wrote a deeply moving poem. Everyone was deeply moved with emotions. 1 please...
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 166 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: exhaust It was an exhausting trip. We are exhausted. 1 encourage Thank you for your...
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44.1-11 Participial Adjectives Exercise 167 Use the -ing or -ed adjective to complete the sentence. Example: trouble He has just received some troubling news. He has a troubled expression on his...
View Article45.1 Adverbs
We use an adverb to describe a verb, an adjective or another adverb. We say it modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Here are some examples: To modify a verb: 1 Please listen carefully....
View Article45.2 Formation of adverbs
An adverb is usually formed by adding -ly to an adjective. Here are some examples: Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs confident confidently awkward awkwardly patient patiently mad madly hesitant...
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When -ly is added to adjectives ending with y, this letter is first changed to i. Here are some examples: Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs happy happily lucky luckily merry merrily thirsty...
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Sometimes, the last letter e stays. Adjectives Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs safe safely brave bravely extreme extremely late lately sure surely strange strangely wise wisely nice nicely rare rarely...
View Article46.1 Adverbs of manner
An adverb of manner describes the verb in a sentence. We say it modifies a verb. It tells us how or in what way or manner something happens. Read the charts below: Adjectives: they tell us about the...
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Some adverbs of manner can be used as adverbs or adjectives. Adverbs of manner Adjectives I work hard. I’m a hard worker. Mary can swim fast. Mary is a fast swimmer. I’m so sleepy I can’t see...
View Article46.3 Adverbs of manner – position
If the verb of the sentence has an object, we usually place the adverb of manner after the object. Subject + verb + object + adverb 1 We completed the project successfully. 2 She counted the money...
View Article46.4 Adverbs of manner – position
It is also possible to place an adverb of manner between an auxiliary verb (do, does, did, was, were, will, would, can, may, might, should, must etc) and the main verb. Subject + auxiliary verb +...
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