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Layla1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Exciting/excited
Could we use here both exciting and excited?
I heard the exciting voices of the children playing in the park
I heard the excited voice playing in the park.
What is the difference in meaning in the above two sentences?
Can we use here both excited and exciting voices?
Thanks in advance
layla
I heard the exciting voices of the children playing in the park
I heard the excited voice playing in the park.
What is the difference in meaning in the above two sentences?
Can we use here both excited and exciting voices?
Thanks in advance
layla
Top answer
excited = description of the state of the children's voices exciting = description of how you found them The children were excited about the arrival of a three-day weekend. [describes the children] They planned some exciting activities for that period of time. [describes the activities]
- excited = description of the state of the children's voices exciting = description of how you found them The children were excited about the arrival of a three-day weekend.
- [describes the children] They planned some exciting activities for that period of time.
- [describes the activities]
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excited = description of the state of the children's voices
exciting = description of how you found them
The children were excited about the arrival of a three-day weekend. [describes the children]
They planned some exciting activities for that period of time. [describes the activities]
exciting = description of how you found them
The children were excited about the arrival of a three-day weekend. [describes the children]
They planned some exciting activities for that period of time. [describes the activities]
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Ok so which option excited or exciting is correct in this sentence?
I heard the excited voices of children playing in the park or
I heard the exciting voices of the children playing in the park.
I heard the excited voices of children playing in the park or
I heard the exciting voices of the children playing in the park.
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The first sentence indicates that the children were excited. The second indicates that you were excited by their voices. Which meaning do you want? I think the first is more likely.
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layla1234Ok so which option excited or exciting is correct in this sentence?excited
I heard the excited voices of children playing in the park or
I heard the exciting voices of the children playing in the park.
CJ
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