Describing People and Objects Adjective Order When you
Describing People and Objects Adjective Order
When you want to describe people or objects , you have to use ADJECTIVES. e. g. 1 - He is tall. 2 - The car is expensive. But What do you do when you have more than one adjective ?
Example
How do you describe this bird ? It is a black , beautiful bird. or a beautiful , black bird !!!
Follow this list 1234567 - Opinion : good , fantastic. Size : heavy , tall. Age : old , new. Shape : fat , round. Colour : red , white. Origin : Saudi , German. Material : silk , cotton.
Examples Opinion , size , age , shape , colour , nationality , material 1 - It is an interesting , Yemeni coffee. 2 - It is a small , white car.
Exercises
Opinion , size , age , shape , colour , nationality , material 1 - It is a plastic , round , old ball. - It is an old , round , plastic ball.
Opinion , size , age , shape , colour , nationality , material 2 - He is wearing a cotton , Italian , long , expensive , brown jacket. - He is wearing an expensive , long , brown , Italian , cotton jacket.
Open your notebook
Adjective Order - When you want to use more than one adjective to describe people or something , you usually follow the order in the list : 1234567 - Opinion : good , fantastic. Size : heavy , tall. Age : old , new. Shape : fat , round. Colour : red , white. Nationality : Saudi , German. Material : silk , cotton. Examples : 1 - It is an old , round , plastic ball. 2 - He is wearing an expensive , long , brown , Italian , cotton jacket.
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