Chart 10-7 Directims: Complete the sentences with the words in italics.. T h e past pamciple -ed* and the present participle -ink can be used as adjectives.. In a: The past participle in
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Directims: Complete the sentences with the words in italics Use the passive form, simple
present, or simple past Include prepositions where necessary
1 close When we got to the post office, it w a s closed
2 make My earrings ave W e & gold
3 diworce Sally and Tom used to be married, but now they
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13 tern& Once when we were swimming at the beach, we saw a shark All of us
15 qualt& I didn't get the job The interviewer said that I -
it
16 disappoint My son brought home a report card with all D's and F's I can't
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18 crowd There are too many students in our class The classroom
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Where's my wallet? It ! Did you take it?
Indian art intmetn me
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) I am interested in Indian art
~ C O R R E C T : I am interesting in Indian art
(b) Indian art is inteksting
INCORRECT: Indian a n is intererted
The news surprised Kate
(c) Kate was a r w e d
(d) The news was arrpridng
(e) Did you hear the mrprkng news?
(f) Roberto fixed the h k e n window
T h e past pamciple (-ed)* and the present participle (-ink) can be used as adjectives
In (a): The past participle (interested) describes how a
person feels
In (b): The present participle (interestink) describes the
cause of the feeling The cause of the interest is Indian art
In (c): surprised describes how Kate felt
The past participle carries a passive meaning: Kate was surprised by the news
In (d): the news was the cause of the surprise
Like other adjectives, participial adjectives may follow be,
as in examples (a) through (d), or come in front of nouns,
as in (e) and (f)
* T h e past pardciple of regular verbs ends in -ed Some verbs have irregular forms See Chart 2-6, p 32
EXERCISE 21 Participial adjectives (Chart 10-8)
Directions: Complete the sentences with the -ed or -ing form of the verbs in italics
1 Greg's classes interest him
a Greg's classes are ~htevestwi "
b Greg is an thtevested smdent
2 Emily is going to Australia The idea of going on this trip excites her
3 I like to study sea life The subject of marine biologyfascinares me
4 Mike heard some bad news The bad news depressed him
a Mike is very sad In other words, he is
b The news made Mike feel sad The news was
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6 The nation's leader stole money The scandal shocked the nation
7 I bought a new camera I read the directions twice, but I didn't understand them They conbed me
8 I spilled my drink on the dinner table This ernbarrussedme
9 Jane's classes bore her :
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b Jane is a mdent , ,:, 8 , : , ~ ! , , ~ : , , ,
10 An article in the newspaper surprised Mrs Perez I i
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1 1 The loud noise frightened the children
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J*IC sDrecrions: Complete the sentences with the appropriate -ed or -ing form of the words in
italics
Julie was walking along the edge of the fountain outside her office building She was with
- her co-worker and friend Paul Suddenly she lost her balance and accidentally feN in
embarrass
2 embarrass
,,,i.: shock
r showk
5 surprise
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, 6 surprise
7 depress
9 interest
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s 10 interest
Julie was really Falling into the
The people around the office building were very
- ~ ~ when they saw Julie in the fountain
had made a fool of herself
When she fell into the fountain, some people laughed at her It was a
experience
Her friend Paul told her not to lose her sense of humor He told her it was
:
how she fell into a fountain
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1 If you spoil children, they become spoileA ckilAve~
2 If a door rewolpws, it is called a V P \ I O \ V ~ W ~ door,
3 If someone steals a car, it is a
4 If people crowd into a mom, it is a
6 If a danger exists, it is an
7 If you dry h i t , it becomes
8 If you plan an event, it is called a
11 If a person i s mirsing, we call him or her a
- 12 If you vegetables, they are called
13 If the weatherfreeses things, it is called
14 If you break your pencil, you have a
(a) 1 a m getting hungry Let's eat of change-rhe idea of becoming, beginning to be,
(b) Eric got nervous before the job interview mowing to be
In (a): I'm getting hungry = I wasn't hungry before, bur
MW I'm bem'nninz to be h m m
(c) Ism getting tirPd L& stop working participle after get is like an adjective; it describes the
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get angry get dry
get bdd getfat
get big gel w
get close get hungry
get cold get inmestud
get dark get tars
ser d w get old
get quiet get rich get se*MtlS
gcr sick get sleepy
get well
get w t
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get acquainted get drunk get arrested get engaged get bored ger excited get confused get finished
ger crowded get frighnned
get diwxed get hurt get done get inmsted get dwsed get invited
get involsd get killed get lost get married
gst scared get sunburned get tired get umrried
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Directions: Complete the sentences Use each word in the list only one time
1 In winter, the weather gets cold
3 This food is delicious, but I can't eat any more I'm getting
- 5 Let's stop working and take a break I'm getting
6 Sam is wearing one brown sock and one blue sock today He got
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m a hurry this morning and didn't pay attention to the color of his socks
,,, , 7 This work has to be done before we leave We'd better get and
stop wasting time
55v3 8 1 didn't understand Jane's directions very well, so on the way to her house last night I
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9 It's hard to work in a garage and stay clean Paul's clothes always get
from all the grease and oil
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10 Don't waste your money gambling You won't ever get that way
12 Was it a bad accident? Did anyone get
13 Calm down! Take it easy! You shouldn't
good for your blood pressure
14 When I turned around and around in a
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a doctor
16 My friends got at the party Saturday night, so I drove them home in my car They were in no condition to drive , ,
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EXERCISE 25 GET + adjective/past partlclple (Chart 10-9)
Directions: Complete the sentences with appropriate forms of get and the words in the list
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1 When I stayed out in the sun too long yesterday, I 96t skhbknted
2 If you're sick, stay home and take care of yourself You won't
if you don't take care of yourself
h m now
; jrbin 5 In the winter, the sun sets early It
earlier
outside by six or even
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7 Let's stop working for a while I'm I need to rest
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8 Sue has to vacate her apartment next week, and she hasn't found a new place to live She's
9 Sitara always after she eats salty food YI : ,
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5 ,% 0 Toshiro was in a temble car wreck and almost He's lucky
t~ : alive &i .$p,++; L.r , , ,
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/ .- borrow your sweater?
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12 We were in a strange city without a map It was easy for us to
We had to ask a shopkeeper how to get back to our hotel
clap and yell when they won?
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