Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring and bored)

Unit 97 - I E G - Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring and bored)

97.1

1. The film wasn’t as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)

1. The film was disappointing.
2. We were disappointed with the film.

2. Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust-)

1. She enjoys her job but it’s often exhausting.
2. At the end of a day’s work, she is often exhausted.

3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)

1. This weather is depressing.
2. The weather makes me depressed.
3. It’s silly to get depressed because of the weather.

4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite-)

1. It will be an exciting experience for her.
2. Going to new places is always exciting.
3. She is really excited about going to the United States.

97.2

1. I was disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.

2. Are you interested in football?

3. The football match was quite exciting. I enjoyed it.

4. It’s sometimes embarrassing when you have to ask people for money.

5. Do you easily get embarrassed?

6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I was offered it.

7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing progress.

8. I didn’t find the situation funny. I was not amused.

9. It was a really terrifying experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocked.

10. Why do you always look so bored? Is your life really so boring?

11. He’s one of the most boring people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting.

97.3

1. He works very hard. It’s not surprising that he’s always tired.

2. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m bored.

3. The teacher’s explanation was confusing. Most of the students didn’t understand it.

4. The kitchen hasn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really disgusting.

5. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly interested.

6. There is no need to get annoyed just because I’m a few minutes late.

7. The lecture was boring. I fell asleep.

8. I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with us but she wasn’t interested.

9. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m exhausted.

10. I’m starting a new job next week. I’m quite excited.

11. tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very amusing.

12. Liz is a very interesting person. She knows a lot, she’s travelled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.

  

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-ing and -ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

Unit 96 - I E G - -ing and -ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

96.1

1. I was woken up by a bell. (The bell was ringing.) I was woken up by a bell ringing.

2. I didn’t talk much to the man. (The man was sitting next to me on the plane.)

I didn’t talk much to the man, sitting next to me on the plane.

3. The taxi broke down. (The taxi was taking us to the airport.)

The taxi taking us to the airport broke down.

4. At the end of the street there is a path. (The path leads to the river.)

At the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

5. A new factory has just opened in the town. (The factory employs 500 people.)

A new factory employing 500 people has just opened in the town.

6. The company sent me a brochure. (The brochure contained all the information I needed.)

The company sent me a brochure containing all the information I needed.

96.2

1. A boy was injured in the  accident. He was taken to hospital.

The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital.

2. A window was broken in the storm last night. It has now been repaired.

The window broken in the storm last night has been repaired.

3. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were not very practical.

Most of the suggestions made at the meeting were not very practical.

4. Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found yet.

The paintings stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet.

5. A man was arrested by the police. What was his name?

What was the name of the man arrested by the police?

96.3

1. I was woken up by a bell ringing.

2. A lot of people invited to the party cannot come.

3. Life must be very unpleasant for people living near busy airports.

4. A few days after the interview, I received a letter offering me the job.

5. Somebody called Jack phoned while you were out.

6. There was a tree blown down in the storm last night.

7. When I entered the waiting room it was empty except for a young man sitting by the window reading a magazine.

8. Ian has got a brother working in a bank in London and a sister studying economics at university in Manchester.

96.4

1. That house is empty. There is nobody living in it.

2. The accident wasn’t serious. There was nobody injured.

3. I can hear footsteps. The was somebody coming.

4. The train was full. There was a lot of people traveling.

5. We were the only guests at the hotel. There was nobody else staying there.

6. The piece of paper was blank. There was nothing written on it.

7. There are regular English courses at the college. There is a course beginning next Monday.

 

   
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Relative clauses (5) - ‘extra information’ clauses (2)

Unit 95 - I E G - Relative clauses (5) - ‘extra information’ clauses (2)

95.1

1. Mr.Carter is very interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night.)

Mr.Carter, to whom I spoke to on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

2. This is a photograph of our friends. (We went on holiday with these friends.)

This is a photograph of our friends, with whom we went on holiday with.

3. The wedding took place last Friday. (Only members of the family were invited to it.)

The wedding, to which only members of the family were invited, took place last Friday.

4. Sheila finally arrived. (We had been waiting for her.)

Sheila, for whom we had been waiting, finally arrived.

Sheila, who we had been waiting for, finally arrive.

5. We climbed to the top of the tower. (We had a beautiful view from there.)

We climbed to the top of the tower, from which we had a beautiful view.

95.2

1. Mary has three brothers. (All of her brothers are married.)

Mary has three brothers, all of whom are married.

2. We were given a lot of information. (Most of the information was useless.)

We were given a lot of information, most of which were useless.

3. There were a lot of people at the party. (I had met only a few of these people before.)

There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of whom I had met before.

4. I have sent her two letters. (She has received neither of them.)

I have sent her two letters, neither of which she has received.

5. Ten people applied for the job. (None of these people were suitable.)

Ten people applied for the job, none of whom were suitable.

6. Kate has got two cars. (She hardly uses one of them.)

Kate has got two cars, one of which she hardly ever uses.

7. Norman won £50,000. (He gave half of this to his parents.)

Norman won £50,000, half of which he gave to his parents.

8. Julia has two sisters. (Both of her sisters are teachers.)

Julia has two sisters, both of whom are married.

95.3

1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party which was a pity.

2. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her.

3. Neil has passed his examinations, which is good news.

4. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait four hours at the airport.

5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house, which was very nice of her.

6. The street I live in is very noisy, which makes it difficult to sleep.

7. Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow.

 

   

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