Question

形容词ed或ing到底修饰人还是物？

Answer 1

I am interested in the movie.

The movie is interesting.

结论: ed修饰人，ing修饰物。

这个逻辑能够解释部分问题，但会让学生甚至老师都很苦恼。比如老师问The boy is interesting.到底对还是不对呢？

The boy is interesting.这句话没毛病

传统语法讲的是人和物的区别，其实不然。根本上来说是自我感受和他人感受的区别。

-ed 用于表示当事人的感受

She is tired from taking care of the kids.

-ing 用于表示人, 事或物的特点

Taking care of the kids is tiring for her.

The boy is very interesting.

The boy is interested in sports.

这两句话都是ok的。

interesting vs interested

surprising vs surprised

moving vs moved

frightening vs frightened

terrifying vs terrified

puzzling vs puzzled

satisfying vs satisfied

amazed vs amazed

boring vs bored

exciting vs excited

embarrassing vs embarrassed