Do you use a lot of adjectives to describe things? If you do, then you need to make sure it is in the right order.
Which one is correct:
A) There are five big dogs.
B) There are big five dogs.
The order of the adjectives are:
Quantity/number
Quality (such as “good” or “bad”)
Size
Shape
Age
Color
Nationality
Material
***If you have an opinion, you can put it first, since it is the most important piece of information!***
Adjective words:
Quantity/number: one, two, three, four, five
Quality (such as “good” or “bad”): best, good, standard, bad, terrible
Size: small, big, tiny, tall, short
Shape: straight, round, square, oval, flat
Age: old, young, new, ancient, youthful
Color: red, blue, green, pink, black
Nationality: American, Japanese, Taiwanese, Canadian, Spanish
Material: wooden, plastic, glass, brass, metal
More examples:
The two small young white cats walked across the street.
The short Japanese man was waiting for the bus.
The best British wool sweaters are sold here.
My mom bought me a beautiful, long, new, sleek, burgundy, Irish, woolen scarf.
Practice time!
Put these adjectives in the correct order:
I saw / huge / three / black / German / Shepard dogs running loose in the park.
Amber bought / small / exquisite / several / glass / Indian / marbles from the antique store.
I found a / ancient / couple of / ugly / square / wooden / frames in my grandpa's attic.
James bought a / useful / set of / plastic / red / plates for the Christmas party.
Karen's grandma is a / British / tall / old / beautiful lady.
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A lot ther websites says the order should be:
· Quantity or number.
· Quality or opinion.
· Size.
· Age.
· Shape.
· Color.
· Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
· Purpose or qualifier.
Where you put shape before age！！
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I love the images!, but, I have a question...What bibliography are u following? cuz usually people say that the order is size-age-shape, instead of size-shape-age, and it changes according to the bibliography... the same with origin, which goes before material, and some got it the other way. Cambrige goes with "opinion-size-physical quality-shape-age-colour-origin-material-type-purpose", then you have the OSAShCOMP rule which is very common.
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This lesson is very clear and complete. I appreciate your time to share it with us!
1- I saw three huge black German Shepherd dogs running loose in the park.
2- Amber bought several exquisite small Indian glass marble from the antique store.
3- I found a couple of ugly square ancient wooden frames in my grandpa's attic.
4- James bought a set of useful red plastic plates for the Christmas party.
5- Karen's grandma is a tall old British beautiful lady.
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