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We can use more than one
adjectivebefore a noun.
There is usually one correct
order.
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e.g.1. Itsbeautifulsunnyweather.
2. John has abigbrowndog.
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We order adjectives according to
their meaning.
Word order
1.Opinion
2.Size
3.other
qualities
4.Age
5.Colour
6.
Origin
7.
Material
8.
Type
9.
Purpose
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Group Examples
1. Opinion(how good?) wonderful, nice, great,
terrible
2. Size(how big?) small, large, long, tall,
short
3. Most other qualities quiet, famous, important,
soft, fast, warm.
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Group Examples
4. Age(how old?) old, new
5. Colour green, red, brown
6. Origin(where from?) China, England.
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Group Examples
7. Material(made of?) paper, wood, plastic
8. Type(what kind?) an electric kettle,
road transport9. Purpose(where for?) a face towel,
a bread knife.
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Some examples:
1. It is a bigblack cat.
size colour
2. I bought some niceplastic souvenirs.
opinionmaterial
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Some examples:
3. He has oldbrown shoes.
age colour
4. It is a wonderful new face cream.
opinion age
purpose
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Some examples:
5. I had a longboring boat journey.
size quality
6. It is a beautiful woodenpicture frame.
opinion
materialpurpose
type
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Exercise:
1. (boots)
Theyre leather. Theyre small.____________________________________Theyre small leather boots.
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Exercise:
2. (car)
Its big. Its yellow.
_______________________________Its a big yellow car.
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Exercise:
3. (a vase)
Its glass. Its lovely. Its new.
___________________________________________Its a lovely new glass vase.
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Exercise:
4. (a table)
small / coffee / plastic
________________________________________Its a small plastic coffee table.
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Exercise:
5. (seat)
wooden / expensive / garden
Its an________________________expensive wooden garden seat.
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Exercise:
6. This game is new. Its for the
family. And its exciting.
This is an_____________________
_____________________________
exciting new family
game.
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Exercise:
7. This is a chocolate bar. Its new.
And its a big bar.
This is a_____________________
_______________________
big new chocolate bar.
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Exercise:
8. This phone is mobile. Its Chinese.
And its very good.
This is a_____________________
_______________________
very good Chinese
mobile phone.
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