2.4.- Order of adjectives.
As you already know, adjectives in English are placed in front of the nouns they are qualifying. However, sometimes more than one adjective is used to describe a noun.
There is a specific order to follow when placing the adjectives in front of the noun:
- Personal Opinion: Nice, beautiful, interesting, boring, delicious, lovely…
- Size: Big, small, tall, short, long, large…
- Age: New, old, ancient, modern…
- Shape: Round, square, oval, wide, narrow, fat, thin, slim…
- Colour: Black, red, pink, light-blue…
- Origin: Italian, Russian, French, American...
- Material: Wooden, woollen, plastic, metal, leather, gold, silver…
Think about it
Do the following sentences follow the order above?
- I bought a beautiful black Italian hat.
- The museum had disgusting plastic ornaments.
- At the guest house we tried the delicious big carrot pie.
Ejercicio Resuelto
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Put the adjectives in the correct position