This is a
complicated point of grammar. The following rules have exceptions.
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Words for colour, origin/place, material
and purpose go in that order. Other adjectives come before these.
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OTHER
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COLOUR
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ORIGIN/PLACE
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MATERIAL
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PURPOSE
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NOUN
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Old
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red
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Spanish
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leather
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riding
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boots
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A funny
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brown
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German
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beer
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mug
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Opinions often come before descriptions
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OPINION
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DESCRIPTION
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NOUN
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Funny
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old
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buildings
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A
terrible
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little
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boy
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Nice
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new
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clothes
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Here are
descriptions from a newspaper, a journal, a biography and a novel. Rewrite each
description in the right order. Example:
Books: old,
terrible à terrible old books (opinion +
description)
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1. city: belgian.
beautiful. little.
2. club: jazz.
local.
3. dinner:
excellent. cold.
4. buildings:
modern. industrial.
5. dress: evening.
red. silk.
6. eyes: narrow.
colourless.
7. frame: flat.
gold.
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8. furniture: old.
lovely.
9. ink: drawing.
swiss.
10. jacket: short.
leather.
11. squares: brick.
little.
12. boots: french.
ski.
13. tie: blue.
woolen.
14. trousers:
cotton. grey.
15. trunk: black.
nylon. swimming
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Extra
Practice
Click the
links below to test how much you know about adjective order.
Activity
Have a look at the newspaper ads below
1. What are
they advertising?
a.
b.
c.
2. What types
of adjectives describe each person or item? Opinion adjective? Purpose
adjective?
a.
b.
c.
Journal
Write three
newspaper ads describing:
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Something
to rent
·
Something
to buy
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Someone
to meet
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