Difference between annoys and annoying

javier · Fri Feb 25, 2005 21:14 pm *Difference between annoys and annoying*

Test No. incompl/inter-27 "The Two Dogs", question 4

He told the house dog he found it very ......... having to do all the hard work.

(a) annoyed
(b) annoying
(c) annoys
(d) annoy

Test No. incompl/inter-27 "The Two Dogs", answer 4

He told the house dog he found it very annoying having to do all the hard work.

Correct answer: (b) annoying

Your answer was: incorrect
He told the house dog he found it very annoys having to do all the hard work.
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Why is it incorrect?

Torsten · Fri Feb 25, 2005 21:41 pm *Difference between annoys and annoying*

Hi Javier,

In the sentence you are referring to an adjective is needed. The word annoys is a verb (third person singular form of annoy').
The word annoying is an adjective.

So, you can say What annoys me is the fact that you always seem to know the answers to my questions before I have even asked them.
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Strawberry girl · Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:32 am *Difference between annoyed and annoying*

Hi,
can i use annoyed here?Is the word "annoyed" an adjective?

Alan · Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:19 am *Annoyed*

Hi Strawberry,

Yes annoyed can be used as an adjective describing a state of anger that you are in when something unpleasant happens and of course it can be the past form of the verb annoy.
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zompow · Wed Sep 14, 2005 15:30 pm *Difference between annoys and annoying*

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