Adjectives That Come from Verbs | Academic Assistance and ...
tutoring.ucdavis.edu › agg › adjectives-verbsMar 15, 2022 · There are two types of participial adjectives: one comes from the verb’s present participle (-ing form) and the other comes from the past participle (-ed/-en form, but often irregular). Take the verbs confuse and fall as an example: While the forms derive from a verb (to confuse; to fall), they can function as adjectives to describe a noun. Note that not all verbs can do this; you can check whether the verb you want to use can describe a noun by searching for it in online published writing ...