Common Mistakes #5 ELL 2035
1. I am boring. My weekend was tired. The rollercoaster was excited. I am bored. My weekend was tiring. The rollercoaster was exciting. a thing = always ‘ing’ (weekend, rollercoaster, book) a person/animal = usually ‘ed’ – That cat was frightened. a person/animal = sometimes ‘ing’ - My teacher is boring.
2. I am so stressful after working on this assignment. I am so stressed (out) after working on this assignment. This assignment is so stressful. It makes me stressed (out).
3. She was shameful after drinking so much and passing out at the bar. She was ashamed after drinking so much and passing out at the bar. That behavior was shameful – it made her ashamed.
Exceptions (불규칙) I feel so stressed (out) with all this work. He was ashamed of how he behaved. That movie scared me. I was impressed by his effort. She’s bothered by the nagging. They were delighted when they saw the puppies. Exam time is a stressful time on campus. His actions were shameful. Ghost movies are scary. 불곡사 is impressive. Homework is bothersome. Sunset on the lake has such delightful scenery.
4. That can be happened. That can happen. (That can be occurred.)
5. Do you have a foreigner friend? Do you have a foreign friend? Do you have a friend who is from another country? Do you have a non-Korean friend?
6. I am not that much hungry. I am not that much hungry. I am not hungry that much. I am not hungry much.
7. Pronunciation pneumonia (no͝o-mōn′yə, nyo͝o-) 폐렴 After being out in the rain all day, he caught pneumonia. pseudo (so͞o′dō) 가짜의의 뜻 Some of people think acupuncture is a pseudo-science. psychology (sī-kŏl′ə-jē) 심리학 / psychiatry 정신의학 (sĭ-kī′ə-trē) Psychologists and psychiatrists have to spend years in school. psychic (sī′kĭk) 무당 He went to a psychic (fortune teller) to know about his future.