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Order of Adjectives: Name: Fiola Finandakasih J1A112 020 Class: A

The document discusses the order of adjectives in English. It explains that there is a generally accepted order when using multiple adjectives before a noun. The order is: opinion adjectives, size adjectives, age adjectives, shape adjectives, color adjectives, origin adjectives, and material adjectives. It then provides examples to illustrate the typical order of different types of adjectives in phrases and helps remember this sequence.

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Order of Adjectives: Name: Fiola Finandakasih J1A112 020 Class: A

The document discusses the order of adjectives in English. It explains that there is a generally accepted order when using multiple adjectives before a noun. The order is: opinion adjectives, size adjectives, age adjectives, shape adjectives, color adjectives, origin adjectives, and material adjectives. It then provides examples to illustrate the typical order of different types of adjectives in phrases and helps remember this sequence.

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HALUOLEO UNIVERSITY

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

2013
Name : Fiola Finandakasih J1A112 020 Class : A
FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

THE ORDER OF ADJECTIVES


DEFINITION In English, it is common to use more than one adjective before a noun for example, I have a beautiful large house, or John has a big brown dog. When you use more than one adjective, you have to put them in the right order, according to type. This page will explain the different types of adjectives and the correct order for them. Opinions before Facts! 'OPINION' ADJECTIVES Adjectives like beautiful and nice are opinion adjectives. They tell us what you think about somebody or something. 'FACT' ADJECTIVES Adjectives like new, large, and blue are fact adjectives. They give us factual information about age, size, and color. Examples of opinion before fact: - an interesting (opinion) old (fact) book - some refreshing (o) cool (f ) water - A nice (o) Spanish (f) guitar - A delicious (o) chocolate (f) cake - a pair of classy (o) leather (f) shoes - A beautiful (opinion) small (f) yellow (f) Chinese (f) doll In many languages, adjectives denoting attributes usually occur in a specific order. Let us remember the correct order of adjectives in front of nouns. Generally, the adjective order in English is: D = Determiner (the, a, an, some, etc) O = Opinion (beautiful, rich, diligent, etc) S = Size (big, small, long, etc)

A = Age (young, old, new) S = Shape (round, fat, thin, etc) C = Color (white, yellow, red, etc) O = Origin (Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc) M = Material (rubber, plastic, cotton, etc) Determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material> Noun 1. Determiner Determiner is words like a, an, the, this, that. These words are also a type of adjective. 2. Opinion Some adjectives give a general opinion. We can use these adjectives to describe almost any noun. An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult, good, pretty, right, wrong, funny, light, happy, sad, full, soft, hard etc. 3. Size A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. For example: large, tiny, enormous, little ,big, small, long, tall, short,same as, etc. 4. Age An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. For example : ancient, new, young, old 5.Shape A shape adjective describes the shape of something. For example : square, round, flat, rectangular, round, circular, triangular, oval, etc. 6. Color A color adjective, of course, describes the color of something. For example : blue, pink, reddish, grey

7. Origin An origin adjective describes where something comes from. For example : French, American, eastern, Greek 8. Material A material adjective describes what something is made from. For example : wooden, metal, cotton, paper

Example: 1. It is a big black cat. [size - color] 2. I bought some nice plastic souvenirs. [opinion - material] 3. A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion - age - origin] 4. A big square blue box. [size - shape - color] 5. A disgusting pink plastic ornament. [opinion - color - material] 6. A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion - age - origin] 7. I bought a pair of black leather shoes. [color - material] 8. A lovely old red post-box [opinion age color] 9. A small green insect. [size color] 10. Awful plastic souvenirs. [opinion material] 11. Some charming small silver ornaments [opinion size - color] 12. An expensive antique silver mirror [opinion age colour] 13. A quiet little restaurant [opinion - size] 14. A dirty old coat [opinion - age] 15. A tall white stone building [size color material]

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