Participle Adjectives 2

Choose the correct adjective:

1) I am so

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(relaxed / relaxing) that I don't want to move.

[ relaxed ]
2) I find horror films really

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(frightened / frightening) and not at all fun to watch.

[ frightening ]
3) Sometimes I get really

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(frustrated / frustrating) when I can't express myself well in English.

[ frustrated ]
4) We were stopped by a man with a knife who took our money. It was

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(terrified / terrifying).

[ terrifying ]
5) The programme was really

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(interested / interesting).

[ interesting ]
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(overwhelmed / over whelming) when everyone cheered and we gave her
presents.

[ overwhelmed ]
7) If I feel stressed, I find taking a bath is often

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(relaxed / relaxing).

[ relaxing ]
8) I'm really

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(tired / tiring) . I think I'll go to bed.

[ tired ]
9) He's very

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(interested / interesting) in history.

[ interested ]
10) The trip was

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(overwhelmed / overwhelming), with so many things to do and it was all so Show
new.

[ overwhelming ]
11) She is never

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(satisfied / satisfying) with her work.
[ satisfied ]
12) Cleaning is so

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(tired / tiring) ! I think I'll have a rest.

[ tiring ]
13) She thought the ride on the rollercoaster was

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(thrilled / thrilling).

[ thrilling ]
14) I was really

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(surprised / surprising) when I saw you. I had thought you were on holiday.

[ surprised ]
15) My grandmother was

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(shocked / shocking) by the man's bad language.

[ shocked ]
16) My niece is

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(terrified / terrifying) of dogs.

[ terrified ]
17) Thank you so much for the prize! I'm
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(thrilled / thrilling).

[ thrilled ]
18) My job is very

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(satisfied / satisfying) . I love helping people.

[ satisfying ]
19) The news was so

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(shocked / shocking) that she burst into tears.

[ shocking ]
20) My exam results were great! It's really

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(surprised / surprising) but good, of course.

[ surprising ]

Participle Adjectives 1
Choose the correct adjective:

1) My nephew was

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(amused / amusing) by the clown.

[ amused ]
2) It's so

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(frustrated / frustrating) ! No matter how much I study I can't seem to
remember this vocabulary.
[ frustrating ]
3) This lesson is so

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(bored / boring).

[ boring ]
4) I'm feeling

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(depressed / depressing) , so I'm going to go home, eat some chocolate, and go Show
to bed early with a good book.

[ depressed ]
5) I thought her idea was absolutely

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(fascinated / fascinating) .

[ fascinating ]
6) This maths problem is so

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(confused / confusing) ! Can you help me?

[ confusing ]
7) The teacher was really

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(amused / amusing) , so the lesson passed quickly.

[ amusing ]
8) The journey was
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(exhausted / exhausting) ! Twelve hours by bus!

[ exhausting ]
9) The plane began to move in a rather

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(alarmed / alarming) way.

[ alarming ]
10) He was

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(frightened / frightening) when he saw the spider.

[ frightened ]
11) I was really

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(embarrassed / embarrassing) when I fell over in the street.

[ embarrassed ]
12) That film was so

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(depressed / depressing) ! There was no happy ending for any of the characters.

[ depressing ]
13) I'm sorry, I can't come tonight. I'm completely

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(exhausted / exhausting).

[ exhausted ]
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(excited / exciting)!

[ exciting ]
15) Don't show my baby photos to people, Mum! It's so

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(embarrassed / embarrassing).

[ embarrassing ]
16) It's okay, it's only me. Don't be

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(alarmed / alarming).

[ alarmed ]
17) My sister is so

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(excited / exciting) because she is going on holiday tomorrow.

[ excited ]
18) I hate long flights. I'm always really

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(bored / boring).

[ bored ]
19) She looked very

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(confused / confusing) when I told her we had to change the plan.

[ confused ]
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languages. He decided to study more and now he can speak it fluently.

[ fascinated ]

What Are Participle Phrases? (with

Examples)
What Are Participle Phrases? (with
Examples)
A participle phrase is an adjective phrase that starts with a participle.
Look at this example:

 You could see the panther releasing its grip.

(The shaded text is the participle phrase. The participle itself is in

bold. The participle phrase is describing the panther.)

Participle Phrases Can Start with Past

Participles or Present Participles
Participles are used as adjectives. There are two types of participles:

 Present Participles (ending -ing)

 Past Participles (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n)

Look at these examples:

The The Present The Past

Example of a Participle Phrase
Verb Participle Participle
Rising out of the sea in front of us, the sun
To rise the rising sun the risen sun
started to warm our faces.
 the printing the printed Printed on the very first press, the document
To print
document document was extremely valuable.
To Broken by a government whistle-blower, the
the breaking news the broken news
break news is all over the media.

Placement of Participle Phrases

A participle phrase will often appear at the start of a sentence to
describe something in the main clause. For example:

 Removing his glasses, the professor shook his head with

disappointment.

(When a sentence is structured this way, use a comma to separate

the participle phrase from whatever it's modifying (the professor in
this example).)
A participle phrase can also appear immediately after whatever it's
modifying. For example:

 I saw Arthur running for the bus.

(There is no comma when a participle phrase is placed immediately

after its noun (Arthur in this example).)
It is also possible to use a participle phrase at the end of a clause and
not immediately after whatever it's modifying. For example:

 Paul loved his boxing gloves, wearing them even to bed.

(There is a comma when the participle phrase is used farther down

the sentence than its noun (Paul in this example).)

Beware of Dangling Modifiers and Misplaced

Modifiers
Particularly when using a participle phrase at the start of a sentence, be
sure to place the noun being modified directly after the comma. If you fail
to do this, you will have made a mistake known as a misplaced modifier.
For example:
 Disappointed almost to the point of tears, the empty test tube was
examined by the professor.

(The empty test tube was not disappointed almost to the point of
tears. The words after the participle phrase and the comma should
be the professor.)
Also, be sure to include the noun being modified. If you omit it, you will
have made a mistake known as a dangling modifier. For example:

 Disappointed almost to the point of tears, an empty test tube was

the worst outcome possible.

(In this example, there is nothing at all for the participle phrase to
modify. It is dangling.)