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The Order of Adjectives


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This is a summary of the grammar:

 


Opinion

adjectives

Fact adjectives

 

Size or number

Age

Shape

Colour

Origin

Material

Used for / be about

Noun

It's a

beautiful

big

old

round

brown

Italian

oak

dining

Table.

 

Op + SASCOM + UN

 


 

iDevice icon Exercise 1

Put the adjectives into the correct order:

Example: He was carrying a briefcase. (leather, nice, black, new)

Answer : He was carrying a nice new black leather briefcase.

(opinion / age / colour / material )


1. He gave her a scarf. (silk, fantastic, French, red)

He gave her a scarf.

2. I bought chairs from an antique shop. (American, three, oak, old)

I bought chairs from an antique shop.

3. She is an actress. (English, intelligent, young, dramatic)

She is an actress.

4. The table lamp was broken by the children. (metal, white, small)

The table lamp was broken by the children.

5. She bought a carpet. (expensive, Persian, antique, woollen)

She bought an carpet.

 

  

iDevice icon Exercise 2

Do the same with the next five sentences.

 


 

1. He crashed his car yesterday. (sports, new, yellow)

He crashed his car yesterday.

2. It was a dress. (hand-made, gorgeous, wedding, lace)

It was a dress.

3. I saw a film on TV last night. (Italian, exciting, detective)

I saw an film on TV last night.

4. They live in a house. (big, lovely, country, old-fashioned, brick)

They live in a house.

5. She is a salesperson. ( young, computer, successful)

She is a salesperson.

  

iDevice icon Exercise 3

Put the adjectives into the correct order in the following letter:


Dear Louisa,

We've nearly finished furnishing the cottage, and I must say I'm very pleased with it. Yesterday they delivered an (1. oak, antique, French) cupboard which Peter had bought as a surprise for me. It looks lovely in the (2. upstairs, front big) bedroom. We've put up (3. linen, off-white) curtains and I found two (4. woollen, old, beautiful, flower-patterned) carpets for the sitting room. We've made friends with our (5. new, charming, next-door) neighbours. He is a (6. well-known, fiction, popular) writer, and she is a garden designer. I'm hoping she'll help us with our (7. old, overgrown, big) garden. There's a (8. thirty-year old, beautiful, cherry) tree at the bottom of the garden and we're planning to build a (9. stone, small, square) patio so we can sit outside in the summer. You must come over soon and enjoy a (10. home-made, delicious) meal in our new home.

Best Wishes,

Natalie

  

 

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