Participial adjectives are descriptive words that describe nouns or pronouns. It can be difficult to distinguish because they are often seen as participial actions or participial nouns. Sometimes, they look like comparative adjectives, but they don’t always work grammatically. Let’s find out how we can identify and make good use of this type of adjective.
The participial adjectives are the main category of adjectives. They can be separated by their ends, usually either by using -ed or –ing at the end of a word, which is for most participial no matter what part of the speech they represent.
Let us work on the examples and understand how participial adjectives functions in sentences:
Participial adjectives are designed to work just like any other adjective. In other words, their purpose is to help define the original word or pronoun.
Examples of Participial Adjectives
In the examples below, the participial adjectives are bold and the nouns they describe are underlined.
- The tempting cookie platter made my mouth water.
- The fascinating book was a thrilling read.
- The interesting story made a compelling point.
- My frustrating experience at the restaurant made me angry.
- This is a satisfying casserole.
- That chirping cricket is very loud.
- This annoying movie is making me want to scream.
- My hardworking, tired mother deserves a break.
- Sally was bored by the conversation.
- The agitated customer is raising his voice.
- I’m considering going back to school, even at my advanced age.
- The amused teacher listened to the child explain that the dog ate his homework.
- The excited dog barked and jumped.
- The spiced cookie was delicious.
- I used a simplified recipe.
- The emptied cabinet is waiting to be filled.
- Baked chicken has fewer calories than fried chicken.
Participial adjectives form the largest part of all adjectives in the English language. They allow people to be more accurate in describing people, places, things, and experiences when they speak or write.
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