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jays
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 Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: It was really (impressing/impressive) |
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Are both in the parentheses OK?
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It was really (impressing/impressive). |
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dragn
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Are both in the parentheses OK?
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It was really (impressing/impressive). |
No, they're not both OK. Use impressive.
This is an exception to the principle concerning -ing and -ed adjectives. You may have learned that -ed adjectives describe the way you feel while -ing adjectives describe the thing that makes you feel that way. That's generally true; however, there are many adjectives that don't strictly follow that principle, and a good number of them have adjective forms that end with -ive.
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