ADJECTIVE ORDER.pptx
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ADJECTIVE ORDERO In English all adjectives modifying a
NOUN go before it. EXAMPLE:A nasty uncomfortable armchaira nice handsome young man
O Adjectives are not named randomly, they follow certain rules
O You can learn this abbreviation to help you remember this order:
O + NOUN
D.O.S.A. SH.C.O.M.P
O old a antique big green really carO a tan big and white beautiful
bulldogO Italian wonderful old clock.O big A square boxO pink A plastic disgusting
ornament.
O I love that really old big green antique car that always parked at the end of the street. determiner - age - size - color - purpose]
O My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white, bulldog. [size - quality - color - color]
O A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion - age - origin]O A big square blue box. [size - shape - color]O A disgusting pink plastic ornament. [opinion - color
- material]O Some slim new French trousers. [size - age - origin]]O I bought a pair of black leather shoes. [color -
material]
Which category does each set of adjective belong to?
good bad lovely strange
beautiful nice brilliant excellent
awful important wonderful nasty
huge young black
enormous old shapeless gray
antique circular dotted
teenaged oval beige
new round blue
tiny young square brown
large purple
O fiveO manyO oneO fewO manyO several
O awkwardO magnificentO studiousO shinyO well-madeO cheap
O Canadian O BritishO AmericanO IndianO Chinese
O workO referenceO baseballO swimming O fishingO sleeping
O glass O cottonO leather O woolen O vinyl O wooden O polyester