-ED/-ING Participles - Analyzing Sentences

Guided Practice

Each sentence below contains an emotional response verb or a participle derived from an emotional response verb. Decide which highlighted segment is the SOURCE of the emotional response and which is the EXPERIENCER of the emotional response. Clicking on a segment will reveal the answer.

  1. Alan Greenspan's news shocked the financial community.

    Alan Greespan's news = SOURCE

    the financial community = EXPERIENCER

  2. The elderly woman was depressed about the theft of her purse.

    The elderly woman = EXPERIENCER

    the theft of the purse = SOURCE

  3. Classical music doesn't please everyone.

    Classical music = SOURCE

    everyone = EXPERIENCER

  4. The prospect of oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness disturbs many environmentalists.

    The prospect of oil drilling in the Alaskan wilderness = SOURCE

    many environmentalists = EXPERIENCER

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