EXERCISE 20. Stative passive. (Chart 10-7) Directims: Complete the sentences with the words in italics. Use the passive form, simple present, or simple past. Include prepositions where necessary. 1. close When we got to the post office, it was closed . 2. make My earrings ave We & gold. 3. diworce Sally and Tom used to be married, but now they 4. relate Your name is Tom Hood. YOU Mary Hood? 5. sped This fruit . I think I'd better throw it out. 6. exhaust Last night I , so I went straight to bed. 7. involve Last week I a three-car accident. 8. locate The University of Washiigton Seattle. 9. drink Ted . He's making a fool of himself. 10. interest I learning more about that subject. ,,T-( -"Ii 1 1. dew$ Linda loves her job. She her work. 12. lose What's the matter, little boy? YOU ? 13. tern& Once when we were swimming at the beach, we saw a shark. All of us 14. acquaint YOU Sue's roommate? 15. qualt& I didn't get the job. The interviewer said that I . it. 16. disappoint My son brought home a report card with all D's and F's. I can't understand it. I him. 17. do At last, I my homework. Now I can go to bed. .,~?Xi3 18. crowd There are too many students in our class. The classroom 296 CHAPTER 10 19. shut It's starting to rain. all of the windows Where's my wallet? It ! Did you take it? Indian art intmetn me. n ) I am interested in Indian art. ~CORRECT: I am interesting in Indian art. 10-8 PARTICIPLAL ADJECTIVES: -ED VS. -ING (b) Indian art is inteksting. INCORRECT: Indian an is intererted. The news surprised Kate. (c) Kate was arwed. (d) The news was arrpridng. (e) Did you hear the mrprkng news? (f) Roberto fixed the hken window. The past pamciple (-ed)* and the present participle (-ink) can be used as adjectives. In (a): The past participle (interested) describes how a person feels. In (b): The present participle (interestink) describes the cause of the feeling. The cause of the interest is Indian art. In (c): surprised describes how Kate felt. The past participle carries a passive meaning: Kate was surprised by the news. In (d): the news was the cause of the surprise. Like other adjectives, participial adjectives may follow be, as in examples (a) through (d), or come in front of nouns, as in (e) and (f). *The past pardciple of regular verbs ends in -ed Some verbs have irregular forms. See Chart 2-6, p. 32. EXERCISE 21. Participial adjectives. (Chart 10-8) Directions: Complete the sentences with the -ed or -ing form of the verbs in italics. 1. Greg's classes interest him. a. Greg's classes are ~htevestwi " b. Greg is an thtevested smdent. 2. Emily is going to Australia. The idea of going on this trip excites her. a. Emily is about going on this trip. b. She thinks it is going to be an trip. 3. I like to study sea life. The subject of marine biologyfascinares me. a. I'm by marine biology. b. Marine biology is a subject. 4. Mike heard some bad news. The bad news depressed him. a. Mike is very sad. In other words, he is b. The news made Mike feel sad. The news was 5. The exploration of space interests me. a. I'm in the exploration of space. b. The exploration of space is to me. 6. The nation's leader stole money. The scandal shocked the nation. a. It was a scandal. e nation soon replaced the le-Am. 7. I bought a new camera. I read the directions twice, but I didn't understand them. They conbed me. a. I was when I aied to understand the directions. . hey were directions. 8. I spilled my drink on the dinner table. This ernbarrussedme. a. I was very when I spilled my drink. 9. Jane's classes bore her. : ,I! . . , ' . . . , , : . ,. a. Jane's classes are >:,I , i b. Jane is a mdent. , ,:,. 8. ., .: , ~!, , ~:, . , , 10. An article in the newspaper surprised Mrs. Perez. Ii . a. It was a very article to her. b. Mrs. Perez was very when she read it. !.!.* 1 1. The loud noise frightened the children. a. It was a sound. b. The children ran into their house. 298 CHAPTER 10 EXERCISE 22. Participial adjectives. (Chart 10-8) J*IC sDrecrions: Complete the sentences with the appropriate -ed or -ing form of the words in italics. Julie was walking along the edge of the fountain outside her office building. She was with - her co-worker and friend Paul. Suddenly she lost her balance and accidentally feN in. embarrass 2. embarrass . ,,,i.: shock r. showk 5. surprise I.!- I , 6. surprise 7. depress 9. interest i,: s 10 interest Julie was really Falling into the Her friend Paul was q,r,, .,, It was a sight. , . ., : .: . The people around the office building were very ~ ~ when they saw Julie in the fountain. : '3. , , .",i It was a sight. The next day Julie was because she thought she had made a fool of herself. When she fell into the fountain, some people laughed at her. It was a experience. Her friend Paul told her not to lose her sense of humor. He told her it was just another experience in life. He said that people would be in hearing about :. how she fell into a fountain. The Passive 299 EXERCISE 23. Participial adjectives. (Charts 10-7 and 10-8) DimFMm: Complete the sentences with an -ed or -ing adjective and the boldface noun. 1. If you spoil children, they become spoileA ckilAve~. 2. If a door rewolpws, it is called a VP\IO\V~W~ door, 3. If someone steals a car, it is a 4. If people crowd into a mom, it is a 5. If costs nie, they are 6. If a danger exists, it is an 7. If you dry hit, it becomes 8. If you plan an event, it is called a 9. If a committee plans something, it is called a 10. If water is boiling, we call it 11. If a person is mirsing, we call him or her a - 12. If you vegetables, they are called 13. If the weatherfreeses things, it is called 14. If you break your pencil, you have a 0-9 GET + ADJECTIVE; GET + PAST PARTICIPLE GET + ADJECTNE Get can be followed by an adjective. Get gives the idea (a) 1 am getting hungry. Let's eat. of change-rhe idea of becoming, beginning to be, (b) Eric got nervous before the job interview. mowing to be. In (a): I'm getting hungry. = I wasn't hungry before, bur MW I'm bem'nninz to be hmm. GBT + PAST PARIICIPLB Sometimes get is followed by a past participle. The past (c) Ism getting tirPd L& stop working. participle after get is like an adjective; it describes the (dl Steve and Rit. pot m'od last month. subject of the sentence. I GET + ADJECllVH get angry get dry get bdd getfat get big gel w get busy get hot get close get hungry get cold get inmestud get dark get tars Pdiny get nerww ser dw get old get quiet get rich get se*MtlS gcr sick get sleepy gel thirsty get well get wt GET f PAST PARITCU'LE get acquainted get drunk get arrested get engaged get bored ger excited get confused get finished ger crowded get frighnned get diwxed get hurt get done get inmsted get dwsed get invited get involsd get killed get lost get married gst scared get sunburned get tired get umrried EXERCISE 24. GET + adjectlve/past partlclple. (Chart 10-9) Directions: Complete the sentences. Use each word in the list only one time. 1. In winter, the weather gets cold 2. In summer, the weather gets 3. This food is delicious, but I can't eat any more. I'm getting 4. 1 think I'll go to bed. I'm getting .I( - 5. Let's stop working and take a break. I'm getting 6. Sam is wearing one brown sock and one blue sock today. He got IK,+F, -, m a hurry this morning and didn't pay attention to the color of his socks. ,,, , 7. This work has to be done before we leave. We'd better get and stop wasting time. 55v3 8. 1 didn't understand Jane's directions very well, so on the way to her house last night I got . I couldn't find her house. ,.;y , , 9. It's hard to work in a garage and stay clean. Paul's clothes always get from all the grease and oil. I?? 10. Don't waste your money gambling. You won't ever get that way. ,> .T! 1 . i !if h'i 6. 11. Mr. Anderson is losing some of his hair. He's getting 12. Was it a bad accident? Did anyone get ;*m ? 13. Calm down! Take it easy! You shouldn't 1 m-j get so . It's not good for your blood pressure. 14. When I turned around and around in a The Passive 501 15. I don't feel very good. I think I'm getting . Maybe I should see , . ;; ; : ' i .I a doctor. 16. My friends got at the party Saturday night, so I drove them home in my car. They were in no condition to drive. , , ,?,' EXERCISE 25. GET + adjective/past partlclple. (Chart 10-9) Directions: Complete the sentences with appropriate forms of get and the words in the list. thirsty : i . . ' .II .,- Jsunburn , ,,. .! ,;.!! ' 1. When I stayed out in the sun too long yesterday, I 96t skhbknted 2. If you're sick, stay home and take care of yourself. You won't if you don't take care of yourself. ; 3. Jane and Greg are engaged. They are going to a year hm now. - 4. Sarah doesn't eat breakfast, so she always by ten or ten-thirty. ,. . . , ; jrbin 5. In the winter, the sun sets early. It . earlier. outside by six or even 6. Put these socks back in the dryer. They didn't the first time. . ~ , - 11 7. Let's stop working for a while. I'm . I need to rest. mu ir:.r/ 8. Sue has to vacate her apartment next week, and she hasn't found a new place to live. She's 9. Sitara always after she eats salty food. . YI : , ,>. 5 . ,% 0. Toshiro was in a temble car wreck and almost . He's lucky t~ : alive. &i .$p,++; L.r , , . . , "I . I lll,l I I Y I ,, \ W,!!? ,i . :! 1 r. I , 1 1. The temperature is dropping. Brrr! I'm . Can I / borrow your sweater? .,., i.<d?q 12. We were in a strange city without a map. It was easy for us to We had to ask a shopkeeper how to get back to our hotel. 13. Did you when your team won the game? Did you clap and yell when they won? 302 CHAPTER 10 . participle (-ink) can be used as adjectives. In (a): The past participle (interested) describes how a person feels. In (b): The present participle (interestink) describes the cause of. cause of the surprise. Like other adjectives, participial adjectives may follow be, as in examples (a) through (d), or come in front of nouns, as in (e) and (f). *The past pardciple of. made Mike feel sad. The news was 5. The exploration of space interests me. a. I'm in the exploration of space. b. The exploration of space is to me. 6. The nation's leader stole