MODUL 2 : ADJECTIVES ENDING IN '-ED' AND '-ING'
Tahukah Anda perbedaan antara bored dan boring? Baca penjelasannya untuk membantu Anda.
Lihatlah contoh berikut untuk melihat bagaimana kata sifat (adjectives) yang diakhiri dengan -ed dan -ing digunakan.
- I was really bored in that presentation.
- That was a really boring presentation.
Penjelasan Tata Bahasa (Grammar)
Kata sifat (adjectives) yang diakhiri dengan -ed (misalnya bored, interested) dan kata sifat yang diakhiri dengan -ing (misalnya boring, interesting) seringkali membingungkan.
Kata Sifat (Adjectives) -ed
Kata sifat (adjectives) yang diakhiri dengan -ed umumnya menggambarkan emosi – kata sifat tersebut memberi tahu kita bagaimana perasaan orang.
- I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.
- He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
- She was really tired and went to bed early.
Kata Sifat (Adjectives) -ing
Kata sifat (adjectives) yang diakhiri dengan -ing umumnya menggambarkan hal yang menimbulkan emosi – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.
- Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.
- I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting.
- I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!
Berikut adalah beberapa kata sifat (adjectives) yang dapat memiliki bentuk -ed dan -ing.
annoyed annoying
bored boring
confused confusing
disappointed disappointing
excited exciting
frightened frightening
interested interesting
surprised surprising
tired tiring
worried worrying
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