Topic. Independence of Uzbekistan

Present and Past Participles as Adjectives

Ing / Ed - Interesting / Interested

Boring- Causes boredom 
Bored- Result of boredom (something boring) 
Tiring- Causes tiredness 
Tired- Result of something tiring 

• He is bored with his job. 
Because his job is boring (at least to him), it caused him to be bored. 
• He is boring.
I don't want to be with him because he is a boring person.

•He is interested in your offer.
Because your offer is interesting (at least to him), it drew his attention. 
•He is an interesting man. 
He engages attention, you want to know him better. 

Some other verb roots that can become adjectives in a sentence by adding ed or ing
Charm, admire, amaze, amuse, depress, worry, thrill, excite, disgust, disappoint, discourage, embarrass, fascinate, frighten, frustrate, horrify, irritate, please, satisfy, shock, startle, stimulate, surprise, terrify, confuse

Degrees of Adjectives

• 
  Positive Degree : Expresses a quality without a comparison 

  The twins are smart. 

  
  The tree is tall. 
  The book is old. 
  

• 
  Comparative Degree : Used to compare things to each other.
  

  Form	Use	Example
  Er	Shorter adjectives (1 syllable or 2)	hotter area, warmer water
  More	longer adjectives (2 or more syllables)	more interesting subject, more comfortable couch
  More	adjectives that end with ed , ing , 's' (even if they are 1 syllable)	I am more tired , more boring book

• Fred is taller than Barney. 

  
  He is the more aggressive of the two. 
  Barney is smarter than Fred. 
  Climbing is more tiring than running. 
  
• 
  Superlative Degree : Superlative is the highest or the lowest degree when comparing two or more things/persons. The inflectional suffix for superlative degree is est. Longer superlatives usually take most instead of est. 

  This is the brightest room in the house.

  
  Duncan is the tallest player on the team.
  Britney is the most beautiful girl in the class. 

  Article the is used with superlative adjectives since it is definite (thing/person) what's being talked about.