CHAPTER 10. THE PASSIVE (20) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 10. THE PASSIVE

 

EXERCISE 22. Participial adjectives. Directions: 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 fell in. 1 embarrass Julie was really _____ embarrassed ____. 2 embarrass Falling into the fountain was really ____ embarrassing ______. 3 shock Her friend Paul was ________________. 4 shock It was ________________ a sight 5 surprise The people around the office building were very ________________ when they saw Julie in the fountain. 6 surprise It was a ________________ sight 7 depress The next day Julie was ________________ because she thought she had made a fool of herself. 8 depress When she fell into the fountain, some people laughed at her. It was a ________________ experience. 9 interest Her friend Paul told her not to lose her sense of humor. He told her it was just another ________________ experience in life. 10 interest He said that people would be ________________ in hearing about how she fell into a fountain.

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