Adjectives Ending with –ing Vs Ending with –ed

A.    Ada banyak pasang kata sifat berakhir dengan-ing dan -ed. Contoh : BORING dan BORED.

Lihat situasi berikut :

            “Mr.Tong fang has been doing the same job for a very long time. Everyday he does exactly the same thing again and again. He doesn’t enjoy it any more and would like to do something different”.

            Answer :          Mr.Tong fang’s job is boring

                                    Mr.Tong fang is bored (with his job).

seseorang-ed jika sesuatu (atau seseorang) adalah-ing. atau, jika sesuatu adalah-ing, itu membuat anda-ed. Jadi :

Ø  Mr.Tong fang is bored because his job is boring.

Ø  Mr.Tong fang’s job is boring,so Mr.Tong fang is bored. (not “Mr.Tong fang is boring.”)

Sekarang lihat contoh dibawah ini:

Someone in interested because something (or someone) is interesting :

Ø  Rahul is interested in politics. (not “interesting in politics.”)

Ø  Rahul find politics interesting.

Ø  Are you interested in buying a car?

Ø  Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?

Pasangan lain berakhir dengan kata sifat-ing dan-ed adalah:

Adjectives ending with -ing	Adjectivse ending with -ed
fascinating	fascinated
exciting	excited
amusing	amused
amazing	amazed
shocking	shocked
disgusting	disgusted
embarrassing	embarrassed
confusing	confused
horrifying	horrified
terrifying	terrified
frightening	frightened
depressing	depressed
worrying	worried
exhausting	exhausted
satisfying	satisfied

Contoh Soal Adjectives Ending with –ing Vs Adjectives Ending with –ed

1.      Depressed – depressing

a)      This weather is…………….(Anwers : Depressing)

b)      This weather makes me…………..(Answer : Depressed)

2.      Interested – interesting

a)      Budi is………………..(Answer : Interested)……in astronomy.

b)      He finds astronomy very…………….(Answer : Interesting)

3.      Bored – boring

a)      The progam was………..(Answer : Boring)

b)      I was ……………(Answer : Bored)

4.      Excited – exciting

Anna is going to Talun next month.She has never been there before.

a)      She is really………(Answer : Excited)………about going.

b)      It will be an………..(Answer : Exciting)………experience for her.

5.      Exhausted – exhausting

Romlah teaches young children. It is hard job.

a)      She often finds her job………….(Answer : Exhausting)

b)      At the end of the day’s work she is often………….(Answer : Exhausted)

6.      We were all…………(horrifying / horrified) when we heard about disaster.

7.      It’s sometimes…………….(embarrassing / embarrassed) when you have to ask people for monay?

8.      Are you………………(interesting / interested) in football?

9.      The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really……………(disgusting / disgusted).

10.  It was a really………………(terrifying / terrified) experience, afterwards everybody was very………………(shocking / shocked).