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The words in red describe the nouns that follow them. But these words also look

like verbs because they have the ending of a verb.
verb adjective

break – broken

frighten – frightened

dance – dancing

amaze – amazing

The -ing form and the past participle form (the third form) of verbs can be used as
adjectives.

Do not confuse verb-like adjectives with actual verbs.

used as actual verb used as verb-like adjective

The dog is barking at the stranger. The stranger did not look at the
barking dog.

Two young men were trekking in the Only one man had trekking boots.
jungle.

Uncle Jay had painted the wall many There are black spots on the painted
months ago. wall.

Sri Lankan team’s victory surprised When I heard about Sri Lanka’s
everybody. victory, I was surprised.*

C1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using verb-like adjec ves. The
verb to be used to make the adjec ve is given in brackets.

1. Sheena removed the jar from the cupboard. (leak)

2. Rajiv loves rice. (fry)

3. The tinker was when the badger promised to perform a
show for him. (delight)
4. eagles can see the little rats on the ground. (fly)

5. The movie I saw had both human actors and characters.

(animate)
6. dogs do not bite. (bark)

* See Grammar section of Lesson 1 for the use of adjectives after verb.
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