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Green89 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

frightened look

I encountered this sentence:

I could tell from the frightened look on her face that something terrible happened.

Why it is 'frigntened look'? why not 'frigntening look'?

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Hi "Frightened look" means "expression of fear". "Frightening look" would imply that the woman's face causes fear to others.

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  • Hi "Frightened look" means "expression of fear".
  • "Frightening look" would imply that the woman's face causes fear to others.
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Hi

"Frightened look" means "expression of fear". "Frightening look" would imply that the woman's face causes fear to others.
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"frightened look" means the woman looked frightened/afraid. If her looks had caused fright to the others, they would have been frightening.
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