The document discusses different types of descriptive adjectives. Qualifying adjectives indicate qualities or characteristics of nouns, whether concrete or abstract. For example, "a big bottle" or "that movie is amazing". Adjectives can also represent emotions, such as "she's always happy" or "that cow is always angry". Adjectives ending in "-ed" describe emotions by telling how people feel, like "bored" or "tired". Adjectives ending in "-ing" describe what causes the emotion, such as something being "boring" which makes you feel bored. People can be described as boring only if they cause others to feel bored.

1. The Descriptive adjectives
The Descriptive adjectivesindicatequalitiesorcharacteristicsof the nounto whichtheymodify,
beingtheycanbe concrete or abstract.
A big bottle Una botellagrande
Qualifyingadjectivesindicate qualitiesorcharacteristicsof the nounto whichtheymodify,
whetherconcrete orabstract.
Example:Thatmovie isamazing
But these adjectivesnotonlyserve torepresentjustanobjectora personbut alsoto represent
emotions
Example:She'salwayshappy
that cowis alwaysangry
Adjectivesthatend‘-ed’(e.g.‘bored’,‘interested’)andadjectivesthatend‘-ing’(e.g.‘boring’,
‘interesting’) are oftenconfused.
-edadjectives
Adjectivesthatend‘-ed’describeemotions –theytell ushow people feel aboutsomething.
I wasvery bored in the mathslesson.Ialmostfell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told himshe wasgoing to Australia.
Feeling tired and depressed,hewentto bed.
-ingadjectives
Adjectivesthatend‘-ing’describethe thingthatcausesthe emotion –a boringlessonmakesyou
feel bored.
Have you seen thatfilm? It’s absolutely terrifying.
I could listen to him for hours.He’soneof themostinteresting peopleI’veever met.
I can’teat this! It’sdisgusting!Whatisit?
Rememberthatpeople canbe boringbut onlyif theymake otherpeople feel bored.