44.2 Participial adjectives

A participle is a verb form. There are two types of participles, the present participle and the past participle.

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44. 1 Participial adjectives

A verb has five major parts. The charts below tell us how a verb changes in different tenses.

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Answers to Exercise 163

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 163 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

Clothes that are in style are _____.

Answer:

Clothes that are in style are stylish.

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Answers to Exercise 162

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 162 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A house in which there is plenty of luxury is _______.

Answer:

A house in which there is plenty of luxury is luxurious.

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Answers to Exercise 161

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 161 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A disaster caused by mother nature is a ______ disaster.

Answer:

A disaster caused by mother nature is a natural disaster.

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Answers to Exercise 160

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 160 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A movie that stirs your emotions is an ________ movie.

Answer:

A movie that stirs your emotions is an emotional movie.

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Answers to Exercise 159

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 159 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A pet which makes a great companion is a ____________ pet.

Answer:

A pet which makes a great companion is a companionable pet.

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Answers to Exercise 158

341 43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 158 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A job which receives no thanks is a ________ job.

Answer:

A job which receives no thanks is a thankless job.

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Answers to Exercise 157

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 157 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

News that brings delight is ________ news.

Answer:

News that brings delight is delightfulnews.

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Answers to Exercise 156

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 156 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A sky filled with haze is a ___ sky.

Answer:

A sky filled with haze is a hazysky.

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Answers to Exercise 155

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 155 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A face covered with spots is a _____ face.

Answer:

A face covered with spots is a spotty face.

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Answers to Exercise 154

43.1-15 Forming Adjectives

Exercise 154 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A sea in heavy storm is a _____ sea.

Answer:

A sea in heavy storm is a stormy sea.

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Exercise 163 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

Clothes that are in style are _____.

Answer:

Clothes that are in style are stylish.

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Exercise 162 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A house in which there is plenty of luxury is _______.

Answer:

A house in which there is plenty of luxury is luxurious.

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Exercise 161 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A disaster caused by mother nature is a ______ disaster.

Answer:

A disaster caused by mother nature is a natural disaster.

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Exercise 160 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A movie that stirs your emotions is an ________ movie.

Answer:

A movie that stirs your emotions is an emotional movie.

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Exercise 159 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun highlighted in purple.

Example:

A pet which makes a great companion is a ____________ pet.

Answer:

A pet which makes a great companion is a companionable pet.

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Exercise 158 Complete each sentence with the adjective formed from the noun in bold.

 


Example: A job which receives no thanks is a ________ job.
Answer: A job which receives no thanks is a thankless job.

 

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Exercise 157 Complete each sentence with the adjective from the noun in bold

Example:    News that brings delight is _______   news.
Answer:      News that brings delight is delightful news.

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Exercise 156 Complete each sentence with the adjective fromed from the noun in bold

Example:    A sky filled with haze is a ___   sky.
Answer:       A sky filled with haze is a hazy sky.

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