Hello everyone, here
I present my new entry concerning the Adjective Participial.
Based on this we can
know that it is an Adejective Participial, as well as being able to identify
it; and in turn which is the function that this one performs.
These participial
adjectives are hard to distinguish because often, they look like verbs, past
participles, and other adjectives. This is because they often end in –er or
–ing. Sometimes, they look like comparative adjectives, too – but they are not
always serving this function grammatically.
Identifying a Participial Adjective
The participial
adjectives are:
A major subclass of adjectives.They can be
distinguished by their endings, usually either –er or –ing. Some exceptions to the rules include
misunderstood and unknown, which also function like these special adjectives. They
are called participial adjectives because they have the same endings as verb
participles.
Students who wonder,
what is a participial adjective, might be confused by the way that they have
been explained in their grammar lessons or might not be sure how they function
in a sentence. These participial adjectives are hard to distinguish because often,
they look like verbs, past participles, and other adjectives. This is because
they often end in –er or –ing. Sometimes, they look like comparative
adjectives, too – but they are not always serving this function grammatically.
Identifying a Participial Adjective
The participial
adjectives are a major subclass of adjectives.They can be distinguished by
their endings, usually either –er or –ing.
Some exceptions to the rules include misunderstood and unknown, which
also function like these special adjectives. They are called participial
adjectives because they have the same endings as verb participles.
Function in a Sentence
These adjectives are
really meant to function like any other adjective: they help to describe a
noun. They might come from a verb form, or they might merely imitate the
structure, but they always function as a descriptive adjective.
Let’s look at some
examples of participial adjectives in sentences below. After each example, the
adjective is placed in parentheses.
Some example
sentences have more than one adjective.
The tempting cookie
platter made my mouth salivate. (tempting)
The fascinating book
was a thrilling read. (fascinating,
thrilling)
The interesting story
made a compelling point. (interesting, compelling)
Sally was bored by
the conversation. (bored)
I am tired today, and
my work is really tiring. (tired, tiring)
My frustrating
experience at the restaurant made me angry. (frustrating)
I have been agitated
long enough. (agitated)
These adjectives form
a very large portion of all of the adjectives in the English language and help
us be more accurate in our description of people, places, things, and experiences
when we speak and write.
The students who wonder,
what is a participial adjective, might be confused by the way that they have
been explained in their grammar lessons or might not be sure how they function
in a sentence. These participial adjectives are hard to distinguish because often,
they look like verbs, past participles, and other adjectives. This is because
they often end in –er or –ing. Sometimes, they look like comparative
adjectives, too – but they are not always serving this function grammatically.
Identifying a
Participial Adjective
The participial
adjectives are a major subclass of adjectives.They can be distinguished by
their endings, usually either –er or –ing.
Some exceptions to the rules include misunderstood and unknown, which
also function like these special adjectives. They are called participial
adjectives because they have the same endings as verb participles.
Function in a Sentence
These adjectives are
really meant to function like any other adjective: they help to describe a
noun. They might come from a verb form, or they might merely imitate the
structure, but they always function as a descriptive adjective. Let’s look at
some examples of participial adjectives in sentences below. After each example,
the adjective is placed in parentheses. Some example sentences have more than
one adjective.
The tempting cookie
platter made my mouth salivate. (tempting)
The fascinating book
was a thrilling read. (fascinating,
thrilling)
The interesting story
made a compelling point. (interesting, compelling)
Sally was bored by
the conversation. (bored)
I am tired today, and
my work is really tiring. (tired, tiring)
My frustrating
experience at the restaurant made me angry. (frustrating)
I have been agitated
long enough. (agitated)
These adjectives form
a very large portion of all of the adjectives in the English language and help
us be more accurate in our description of people, places, things, and
experiences when we speak and write.
Adjectives From a Verb
You might be
wondering, what is the origin of all of these participial adjectives? Why do we
have so many of these strange words that look like certain verb forms? Some of
the participial adjectives that end in –ed have a corresponding verb form,
whereas some participial adjectives do not.
In other words, some
adjectives only look like they come from verbs – and we still call them
participial adjectives. In this way, “to excite” becomes “excited” and “to
determine” becomes “determined”. However, there is no “to talent” that forms
the participial adjective “talented.”
It is more common
that the participial adjectives that end in –ing have a corresponding verb
form. These include annoying, exasperating, worrying, thrilling, misleading,
gratifying, and time-consuming.
These adjectives do not
just come in one form. You can modify participial adjectives to increase or
decrease their intensity and use them to compare different nouns. This can be
accomplished by using the words very, extremely, and less, or by forming
comparative and superlative forms.
