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What is the correct order of adjectives in a series?
What is the correct order of adjectives in a series?
Which of these sentences correctly arranges the adjectives in a series?
Which of these sentences correctly arranges the adjectives in a series?
What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase "long, straight, asphalt road"?
What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase "long, straight, asphalt road"?
What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase "the big, fluffy, four pillows"?
What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase "the big, fluffy, four pillows"?
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Which sentence correctly arranges the adjectives in the series: "The red-velvety, fragrant rose"?
Which sentence correctly arranges the adjectives in the series: "The red-velvety, fragrant rose"?
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Arrange the adjectives in the sentence: "The charming, comical movie" in the correct order.
Arrange the adjectives in the sentence: "The charming, comical movie" in the correct order.
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What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase: "ten, long, colorful, Baguio, wooden flutes"?
What is the correct order of adjectives for the phrase: "ten, long, colorful, Baguio, wooden flutes"?
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What is the correct order of adjectives in the phrase "luscious, twenty yellow, big, Davao, mangoes"?
What is the correct order of adjectives in the phrase "luscious, twenty yellow, big, Davao, mangoes"?
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Order of Adjectives
Order of Adjectives
The specific sequence that adjectives should follow in English.
Quantity
Quantity
The number or amount of nouns described by adjectives.
Quality
Quality
Adjectives that express opinion or describe characteristics.
Size
Size
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Age
Age
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Shape
Shape
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Color
Color
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Proper Adjective
Proper Adjective
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Study Notes
Lesson Objectives
- Students will review the arrangement of adjectives in a series
- Students will classify the order of arranging adjectives in a series
- Students will arrange words according to a prescribed series
Lesson Discussion
- Adjectives in a series follow a specific order
- Determiners (e.g., these, the) come first
- Numerals (e.g., three, last, five) follow
- Size/Shape/Age (e.g., big, exciting, delicious, last) come next
- Descriptive words are followed.
- Color (e.g., yellow, green) next
- Materials (e.g., wooden, rattan) come next
- Noun follows (e.g., man, mangoes, game, boys)
Example Sentences
- I want to give these three big, delicious, yellow mangoes to my mother.
- Did you see the last exciting basketball game between the rival teams?
- The five energetic, strong boys were the winners.
Order of Adjectives
- Quantity/Number
- Quality/Opinion
- Size
- Age
- Shape
- Color
- Proper Adjectives/Nationality/Place of Origin/Material
- Purpose/Qualifier
Practice Exercises
- Rewrite these words showing the correct order of adjectives:
- gold – round – the – table
- small – the – white – chair – rattan
- rectangular – my – flowery – garden
- green – wooden – those – square – boxes
- big – fluffy – four – pillows
- modern – the – towering – building
- Filipino – the – restaurant
- long – asphalt – straight – this – road
- difficult – the – last – two – questions
- the – red – velvety – fragrant – rose
- Activity with more exercises:
- Write the adjectives in the correct order: charming, comical, movie
- Write the adjectives in the correct order: colorful, ten, long, Baguio, wooden flutes
- Write the adjectives in the correct order: tiny, several, green, butterflies
- Write the adjectives in the correct order: loving, old, my, gentle, grandfather
- Write the adjectives in the correct order: fat, those, ten, Dalmatian, imported dogs, and so on...
Resources
- https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives
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Test your understanding of the order of adjectives in a series with this quiz. You will review and classify different adjectives according to their proper arrangement. Enhance your grammar skills while having fun!
