Participles can be used as adjectives. Complete the following sentences using appropriate present participle orpast participle forms.
1The film was so ............... that I fell asleep in the middle.
Wrong!
Use "boring" because the film caused the feeling.
2Would you like to come over? I'm so ...............
Wrong!
Use "bored" because the speaker is describing how they feel.
3The journey was quite ...............
Wrong!
Use "tiring" because the journey caused tiredness.
4Her behavior was quite ...............
Wrong!
Use "disgusting" because her behavior caused disgust.
5She left in a hurry because she was ...............
Wrong!
Use "disgusted" because she felt disgust.
6His late arrival was very ...............
Wrong!
Use "annoying" because his late arrival caused annoyance.
7I was really ............... by her story.
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Use "inspired" because the story made the speaker feel motivated.
8Her story was so ............... that they decided to publish it as a book.
Wrong!
Use "inspiring" because her story caused admiration and motivation.
9He was very ............... with his results.
Wrong!
Use "pleased" because he felt happy about his results.
10We were ............... to hear that there had been an accident.
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Use "shocked" because we felt surprise and distress at the news.
Answers
- The film was so boring that I fell asleep in the middle.
- Would you like to come over? I’m so bored.
- The journey was quite tiring.
- Her behavior was quite disgusting.
- She left in a hurry because she was disgusted.
- His late arrival was very annoying.
- I was really inspired by her story.
- Her story was so inspiring that they decided to publish it as a book.
- He was very pleased with his results.
- We were shocked to hear that there had been an accident.
