More (-ing) made easy

5 years ago

In English, many Present Participles (-ing) of verbs can be used as adjectives, as shown in these examples:

- He might be irritating at times, but he was never boring. 
- Love can be a confusing emotional experience for some people. 
- Walking in the woods at night was a frightening experience. 
- All the tricks were especially devised to produce mind-blowing effects.

Now try and write your own sentences using -ing adjectives until you become familiar with this way of using them. Here’s a list of -ing adjectives for you to practice:

Irritating, satisfying, mind-blowing, interesting, boring, frightening, refreshing, embarrassing, exciting, exhausting, fascinating, depressing, confusing, amusing, amazing, frustrating, alarming, shocking, relaxing, overwhelming, surprising, terrifying, tiring, thrilling.