Universidad Aut

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• Universidad Autónoma Del Estado De Hidalgo
• Sistema De Universidad Virtual
• Programa De Nivelación De La Licenciatura En
  Enfermería

• English 4
• UNIT 1
• AGREEMENT, DISAGREEMENT, AND PERSONAL FEELINGS
• Adjectives
• ETE. Karim Juárez Cortes
• Idea Original

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Adjectives
Interesting
Interested
Amazing
Amazed
Bored
Boring
Frustated
Frustrating
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What is an adjective?

• An Adjective is a word that describe or modify
  another person or thing in the sentence, (
  nouns). Moreover, Adjectives are words used to
  describe nouns, Adjectives give more information
  about a noun. Use of the adjectives
• a) Adjectives in English usually come before
  nouns.
• EXAMPLE
• A good book
• A modern café
• A lovely dress
• It's an expensive bicycle.

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Good night!!! We are watching a romantic movie.
But it isnt very interesting! We think that we
are going to go out to the park!
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Adjectives with ING

• Present participles are used as adjectives refer
  to actions being performed by the things being
  described. In the following examples the present
  participles used as adjectives are underlined.
• Examples
• the falling star
• the barking dog
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• The first example indicates that the star is
  performing the action of falling. The second
  example indicates that the dog is performing the
  action of barking.

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• Moreover we use the adjective in ING form when we
  refer to the thing that we are describing. And
  the quality of the thing.
•  Examples  
• Finding Nemo was a fascinating movie produced by
  Pixar Animation.
• I read an interesting book about Juarez
• The movie Star Wars was boring
• NOTE Los adjetivos los utilizamos para
  describir cualidades de cosas o personas. En este
  caso utilizamos los participios como adjetivo en
  presente el adjetivo termina en ING y describe
  las cualidades de las cosas de cómo fueron.
  Ejemplo This horror movie was amazing. ( La
  película de horror fue asombrosa)

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Adjetives with -ED

• Past participles are used as adjectives refer to
  actions which have been performed on the things
  being described. In the following examples, the
  past participles used as adjectives are
  underlined.
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• Examples
• the scattered leaves
• the broken drum
• The first example indicates that something has
  scattered the leaves. The second example
  indicates that something has broken the drum.
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• When we use the adjectives ending in ED we are
  describing peoples feelings and states.
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• Examples
• I am interested in the New book Juarez el
  republicano
• You are bored when you watch TV.
• I was fascinated by the pop music.
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• Im bored because this movie is boring
• I was confused because the story was confusing.
• NOTE Utilizamos los adjetivos terminados en ED
  cuando nos referimos a los sentimientos o estados
  de las personas. Ejemplo I was amazed by the
  new horror movie. ( Fui asombrada por la nueva
  película de horror)

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• REFERENCES
• Bibliography
• Evans Virginia, y Dooley Jenny (2000)
  Enterprise 1 Grammar Book . USA, Express
  Publishing
• Evans Virginia, y Dooley Jenny (1999)
  Enterprise 3 Grammar Book . USA, Express
  Publishing
• Evans Virginia y Dooley Jenny ( 2005) Upstream
  Beginner A1. USA, Express Publishing.
• STEMPLESKI Susan, DOUGLAS Nancy and R. MORGAN
  James, (2005) World Link 1 Developing English
  Fluency, USA Thomson Learning.
• C. RICHARDS Jack , ( 1997), New Interchange 2
  Cambridge University Press, p 80 -85
• EVANS Virginia and DOOLEY Jenny, ( 2000),
  Enterprise 2 , Express Publishing. USA
• Images taken from
• Drum http//www.extremeclipart.com/products/Broke
  n_Drum-4045-88.html