E-Lecture - Participial adjectives

These adjectives are based on participles, which are words that usually end in -ed or -ing and derive from verbs. Participial adjectives include words like amazing, impressed, and fascinating.

For example:

  • I put on my running shoes.
  • He is taking his driving test today.
  • She was scared.
  • I used a simplified recipe
  • The excited dog barked and jumped.
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