英語では、動詞に「ed」をつけたり「ing」をつけたりして、形容詞的に用いられることがあります。
今回はその用法についてiBEC Academy外国人講師が大阪にて解説しました。
後半は例題になっています。ぜひチャレンジしてみてください。
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Do you ever hear people say things like “I am boring by chemistry.” or “That movie is interested.”?
When do we use these words?
The Verb + ed describes our feeling or someone’s feeling we get from something or someone:
I am bored by that subject.
The Verb + ing describes the thing person or situation which causes the feeling:
That subject is boring.
The verb (or Verb + s) talks about what the thing person or situation does to someone:
That subject bores me.
So for example:
I am excited by traveling somewhere. (my feeling)
Traveling somewhere is exciting. (talking about the thing)
Traveling somewhere excites me. (what travel does to me)
Let’s do some practice:
1. I watched a really ______________ movie yesterday.
a. Interested b. interests c. interesting
2.I was ____________ by the comedian’s jokes.
a.amusing b. amuse c. amused
3. Some people think accounting is very ____________.
a. confuse b. confusing c. confused
4. Horror movies ___________ me when I watch them.
a.frighten b. frightened c. frightening
5. It was a long __________ train ride.
a. boring b. bores c. bored
6. He gave a very _________ speech that day.
a.moved b. moving c. moves
(Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b )
There is one exception to this grammar– scary:
I am scared of snakes. (my feeling)
Snakes are scary. (talking about the thing)
Snakes scare me. (what snakes do to me.)
Let’s try four more:
7. He was ___________ by the book about the new scientific theory.
a.fascinate b. fascinated c. fascinating
8. Sunlight __________ our skin so we should always wear sunscreen.
a. damaging b. damaged c. damages
9. The haunted house was very __________. I was shivering!
a. scared b. scary c. scare
10. Studying new grammar and vocabulary ____________ me. I want to continue to learn!
a. interesting b. interested c. interests
We will have the answers to Numbers 7 – 10 next time!
By the way the answers to last week’s one-point lesson were:
5. rate 6. fare 7. fees 8. price.
