Adjective Order in Sentences

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Questions and Answers

Which adjective describes an opinion?

  • Lovely (correct)
  • Wooden
  • Round
  • Red

Which adjective describes size?

  • Lovely
  • French
  • Red
  • Small (correct)

Which adjective describes color?

  • Cotton
  • Long
  • New
  • Green (correct)

Which adjective is a proper adjective?

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Which adjective describes material?

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Which adjective describes purpose?

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In the correct order of adjectives, what comes first?

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In the correct order of adjectives, what comes after size?

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What type of adjective is 'wooden'?

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What type of adjective is 'Persian'?

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What type of adjective is 'summer'?

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Which of these lists the adjectival order correctly?

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Last in the list of adjectival order is what?

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True or false: 'Old' describes the shape of an object.

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True or false: The word 'red' is an opinion.

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Where would you put 'beautiful' in the list of adjectival order?

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Where do proper adjectives go in the adjectival order?

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Adjective Order

Order: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Proper Adjective, Material, Purpose. Example: lovely small old round red French wooden table.

lovely small round red French wooden table

Describes the table. Correct order: lovely, small, round, red, French, wooden.

beautiful tiny old round black Persian cat

Describes the cat. Correct order: beautiful, tiny, old, round, black, Persian.

beautiful new long green cotton summer dress

Describes the dress. Correct order: beautiful, new, long, green, cotton, summer.

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beautiful old Italian modern huge glass house

Describes the house. Correct order: beautiful, old, Italian, modern, huge, glass.

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small round new yellow bouncy plastic ball

Describes the ball. Correct order: small, round, new, yellow, bouncy, plastic.

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big comfortable old brown leather Italian chair

Describes the chair. Correct order: big, comfortable, old, brown, leather, Italian.

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beautiful famous old Italian colorful round painting

Describes the painting. Correct order: beautiful, famous, old, Italian, colorful, round.

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lovely charming small old French beautiful hotel

Describes the hotel. Correct order: lovely, charming, small, old, French, beautiful.

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Study Notes

  • The task is to correctly order adjectives in sentences.
  • Adjectives should be ordered as: opinion, size, age, shape, color, proper adjective, material, purpose.

Example Sentences and Correct Orders:

  • Incorrect: “A __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ table.” with adjectives (unordered): lovely, wooden, French, round, red, small

  • Correct: “A lovely small old round red French wooden table.”

  • Incorrect: “I saw a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ cat.” with adjectives (unordered): beautiful, old, black, tiny, round, Persian

  • Correct: “I saw a beautiful tiny old round black Persian cat.”

  • Incorrect: “She bought a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ dress.” with adjectives (unordered): long, green, beautiful, cotton, new, summer

  • Correct: “She bought a beautiful new long green cotton summer dress.”

  • Incorrect: “They live in a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ house.” with adjectives (unordered): huge, modern, glass, old, Italian, beautiful

  • Correct: “They live in a beautiful old Italian modern glass huge house.”

  • Incorrect: “It’s a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ball.” with adjectives (unordered): yellow, small, plastic, bouncy, new, round

  • Correct: “It’s a small round new yellow bouncy plastic ball.”

  • Incorrect: “I want to buy a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ chair.” with adjectives (unordered): comfortable, old, leather, brown, big, Italian

  • Correct: “I want to buy a big comfortable old brown leather Italian chair.”

  • Incorrect: “He found a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ painting.” with adjectives (unordered): famous, beautiful, old, Italian, round, colorful

  • Correct: “He found a beautiful famous old Italian colorful round painting.”

  • Incorrect: “We stayed at a __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ hotel.” with adjectives (unordered): small, charming, old, French, lovely, beautiful

  • Correct: “We stayed at a lovely charming small old French beautiful hotel.”

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