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marie
what is the difference between ed and ing before a noun, how can i know if i need to put ed or ing in general ex: interested thing or interesting thing in this example, it is ok. i would like to know how choose in general thank youI reformulate my question: how can i form compound adjectives? when can i use something with ed and when with something with ed?
Nov 26, 2012 7:57 PM
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"Interesting" can describe any noun, but "interested" only refers to how a person feels. So a book can be "interesting", but it cannot be "interested" because it does not have feelings. So, "I'm interested in this book, because it is interesting." As another example, I could be "excited" to go on a trip. *I* am excited, because *the trip* is exciting. Does that make sense?
November 26, 2012
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Ed is added to form an adjective with a passive meaning. Ing is added to form an adjective with an active meaning. Eg: The film is so boring, it makes me bored. With an example above, you can see "boring" is to show the status of one person/thing, and "bored" is the way this person feels of the film
November 28, 2012
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If you describe something with an -ed adjective, it has received a feeling or action. If you describe something with an -ing adjective, it has caused the feeling.
November 26, 2012
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the verb plus ing = the gerund or the verbal noun the verb with ed = past tense or past participle, and could be used as adjective when you say interesting things, it means these things are interesting in general while (I am interested in learning languages = I like learning languages)
November 26, 2012
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