Order of Adjectives.pdf

1. Adjectives normally go before nouns:

He has a big car .

adj. noun

2. Adjectives like good , bad , beautiful , etc., are “opinion” adjectives. These adjectives

describe what you think about something and go before adjectives like new , big , etc.

which are “fact” adjectives:

They have a beautiful big house .

opinion fact noun

adj. adj.

3. When there are two or more adjectives, they go in the following order:

opinion

size

age

shape colour origin material noun

It’s a beautiful

big

new

square brown

Indian wooden

box.

Put the adjectives in the correct order before the noun.

1. a(an) metal / old / rectangular / grey / table

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2. a (an) enormous / Roman / amazing / monument

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3. a (an) round / plastic / yellow / plate

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4. a (an) cotton / pretty / red / modern / dress

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5. a (an) Greek / marble / ancient / big / statue

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6. a (an) ugly / black / square / frame

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