1. The Descriptive adjectives
The Descriptive adjectivesindicatequalitiesorcharacteristicsof the nounto whichtheymodify,
beingtheycanbe concrete or abstract.
A big bottle Una botellagrande
Qualifyingadjectivesindicate qualitiesorcharacteristicsof the nounto whichtheymodify,
whetherconcrete orabstract.
Example:Thatmovie isamazing
But these adjectivesnotonlyserve torepresentjustanobjectora personbut alsoto represent
emotions
Example:She'salwayshappy
that cowis alwaysangry
Adjectivesthatend‘-ed’(e.g.‘bored’,‘interested’)andadjectivesthatend‘-ing’(e.g.‘boring’,
‘interesting’) are oftenconfused.
-edadjectives
Adjectivesthatend‘-ed’describeemotions –theytell ushow people feel aboutsomething.
I wasvery bored in the mathslesson.Ialmostfell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told himshe wasgoing to Australia.
Feeling tired and depressed,hewentto bed.
-ingadjectives
Adjectivesthatend‘-ing’describethe thingthatcausesthe emotion –a boringlessonmakesyou
feel bored.
Have you seen thatfilm? It’s absolutely terrifying.
I could listen to him for hours.He’soneof themostinteresting peopleI’veever met.
I can’teat this! It’sdisgusting!Whatisit?
Rememberthatpeople canbe boringbut onlyif theymake otherpeople feel bored.
