I need clarification on the following issues. Would you please offer assistance!
A) Why sometimes an "ing" can be used to describe a person's personality trait, but in other cases it can't? For example, he is a deserving person (correct), but they are disgracing people (meaning those who always cause disgrace) (incorrect).

B) Also, an "ed" adjective can sometimes be used as an adjective, but in other times it can't. For example, he is an infuriated person (meaning someone/something caused him to be angry), while he is a deserved person can't be used. Why?

C) Another example of "ed" is: "he is condescended" which seems to be wrong. But, my interpretation is that this sentence could possibly mean others consider him superior. However, I'm not sure whether this could be used and this meaning can be inferred at all.

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I need clarification on the following issues. Would you please offer assistance!
A) Why sometimes an "ing" can be used to describe a person's personality trait, but in other cases it can't? For example, he is a deserving person (correct), but they are disgracing people (meaning those who always cause disgrace) (incorrect).

B) Also, an "ed" adjective can sometimes be used as an adjective, but in other times it can't. For example, he is an infuriated person (meaning someone/something caused him to be angry), while he is a deserved person can't be used. Why?
 
C) Another example of "ed" is: "he is condescended" which seems to be wrong. But, my interpretation is that this sentence could possibly mean others consider him superior. However, I'm not sure whether this could be used and this meaning can be inferred at all.

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Hello Silver,

Adjectives finished with -ing describe the cause of a feeling. Adjectives finished with -ed describe the feeling itself.

Example 1:
"The movie is boring. I feel bored." -> I feel bored because of the movie. The movie is the cause to my feeling.

Example 2:
"Ana tells interesting stories all the time. I always feel very interested." -> I feel interested because of the stories. The stories are the cause to my feeling.

This rule applies to the adjectives that exist in pairs (ing/ed). Some examples are:

*boring/bored
*interesting/interested
*exciting/excited
*frustrating/frustrated
*exhausting/exhausted
*compromising/compromised

See you next time :)

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C) he is condescending = he is superior and arrogant. 
condescended would not be used very often, if ever. you can say: He was being condescending to me

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B) Also has no reason most of the time. an infuriated person is angry, an infuriating person makes other people angry, but a deserved person does not really exist, but a person can deserve to have something.

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A) there is no reason in particular. It just is that way!

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