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I'm prepared to say I was wrong.

4. When we want to express an opinion about someone or something, we often use an adjective followed by a ‘to’-infinitive clause.

|difficult easy impossible possible right |
|wrong |

e.g. She had been easy to deceive.

The windows will be almost impossible to open.

Am I wrong to stay here?

5. With some adjectives, we use a ‘that’-clause to express an opinion about someone or something.

|awful |extraordinary |important |sad |
|bad |funny |interesting |true |
|essential |good |obvious | |

e.g. I was sad that people had reacted in this way.
. It is extraordinary that we should ever have met!

6. We can also use adjectives with ‘to’-infinitive clauses after ‘it’ as the impersonal subject. We use the preposition ‘of ’ or ‘for’ to indicate the person or thing that the adjective relates to. e.g. It was easy to find the path.

It was good of John to help me.

It was difficult for her to find a job.

Adjectives ending in ‘-ing’ or ‘-ed’

We use many ‘-ing’ adjectives to describe the effect that something has on our feelings, or on the feelings of people in general. For example, if we talk about 'a surprising number', we mean that the number surprises us.

|alarming |charming |embarrassing |surprising |
|amazing |confusing |exciting |terrifying |
|annoying |convincing |frightening |tiring |
|astonishing |depressing |interesting |welcoming |
|boring |disappointing |shocking |worrying |

e.g. He lives in a charming house just outside the town.

She always has a warm welcoming smile.

We use some ‘-ing’ adjectives to describe something that continues over a period of time.

|ageing |decreasing |existing |living |
|booming |dying |increasing |remaining |

e.g. Britain is an ageing society.

Increasing prices are making food very expensive.

Many ‘-ed’ adjectives describe people's feelings. They have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb and have a passive meaning. For example, ‘a frightened person’ is a person who has been frightened by something.

|alarmed |delighted |frightened |surprised |
|amused |depressed |interested |tired |
|astonished |disappointed |satisfied |troubled |
|bored |excited |shocked |worried |

e.g. She looks alarmed about something.

A bored student complained to his teacher.

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