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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Addicting vs addictive

Hi teachers, can anyone tell me which one here is grammatically correct?

This game is so addicting.

This game is so addictive.

  

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The second one.

  • The second one.
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Do you know why? You should know the reason in order not to forget it.

Addicting can be used as a noun or as a verb.

Addictive is only used as an adjective.

In your sentence context, you are describing that game. So, you need to use an adjectives such as "addictive".

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EIther can be used. The meaning is nearly the same.

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