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Two-layered cake Good-looking
1.I saw a man –eating alligator.
2.There was a delay of five
seconds.
3.I’m going on vacation for three
weeks.
4.I work eight hours everyday.
5.The food left a long-lasting in
my mouth.
1. This is a four-foot table.
2. Daniella is a part-time worker.
3. This is an all-too-common error.
4. Beware of the green-eyed monster.
5. He is a cold-blooded man.
6. I love this brightly-lit room!
7. Danny’s dog is well-behaved.
8. You have to be open-minded about
things.
The Order of Adjectives
When we use a number of adjectives before a noun, they
are generally written in this order:
• Determiner
• Number
• Opinion
• Size
• Age
• Shape
• Colour
• Origin
• Material
• Compound (purpose, type, use)
• NOUN
• Let’s start adding adjectives to a noun.
Det + Number + NOUN
These two tables
Det + Number + Opinion + NOUN
These two beautiful tables
• Det + Number + Opinion + Size + NOUN
These two beautiful big tables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age
+ NOUN
These two beautiful big
antique
tables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+
Shape + NOUN
These two beautiful big antique oval
tables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape +
Colour
+ NOUN
These two beautiful big antique oval
brown
tables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape +
Colour
+ Origin + NOUN
These two beautiful big antique oval
brown
Japanese tables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape +
Colour
+ Origin + Material + NOUN
These two beautiful big antique oval
brown
Japanese woodentables
Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+
Shape + Colour
+ Origin + Material + Compound +
NOUN
These two beautiful big antique
oval brown
Japanese wooden dining tables
Adjectives are normally placed before a noun in the
following order:
1. Determiner – the nice dress
a big car; an old book
my red socks; your round face, etc
some delicious apples; several young
girls; many, any, etc
one fine day; two large dogs; etc.
the first, second, third etc.
this straw hat; that broken toy; these,
those
2. Opinion – an expensive antique
mirror; a delicious hot soup
colour – a small black bag; an old white shirt
When there are two or more
colour adjectives, we use and:
a black and white dress;
a red, white and green flag
There are also some established
conventions in order of colour
adjectives, such as black and white,
(not white and black); red white and blue.
(b) Origin – an old Russian song; the
latest American film
(c) Material – a large wooden table; an
expensive oval antique silver mirror
(d) Qualifier – a beautiful old
Italian touring car; several young American
basketball players
While the order of adjectives may vary slightly
Adjectives

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Adjectives

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  • 8. 1.I saw a man –eating alligator. 2.There was a delay of five seconds. 3.I’m going on vacation for three weeks. 4.I work eight hours everyday. 5.The food left a long-lasting in my mouth.
  • 9. 1. This is a four-foot table. 2. Daniella is a part-time worker. 3. This is an all-too-common error. 4. Beware of the green-eyed monster. 5. He is a cold-blooded man. 6. I love this brightly-lit room! 7. Danny’s dog is well-behaved. 8. You have to be open-minded about things.
  • 10. The Order of Adjectives
  • 11.
  • 12. When we use a number of adjectives before a noun, they are generally written in this order: • Determiner • Number • Opinion • Size • Age • Shape • Colour • Origin • Material • Compound (purpose, type, use) • NOUN
  • 13. • Let’s start adding adjectives to a noun. Det + Number + NOUN These two tables
  • 14. Det + Number + Opinion + NOUN These two beautiful tables
  • 15. • Det + Number + Opinion + Size + NOUN These two beautiful big tables
  • 16. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age + NOUN These two beautiful big antique tables
  • 17. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape + NOUN These two beautiful big antique oval tables
  • 18. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape + Colour + NOUN These two beautiful big antique oval brown tables
  • 19. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape + Colour + Origin + NOUN These two beautiful big antique oval brown Japanese tables
  • 20. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape + Colour + Origin + Material + NOUN These two beautiful big antique oval brown Japanese woodentables
  • 21. Det + Number + Opinion + Size + Age+ Shape + Colour + Origin + Material + Compound + NOUN These two beautiful big antique oval brown Japanese wooden dining tables
  • 22. Adjectives are normally placed before a noun in the following order: 1. Determiner – the nice dress a big car; an old book my red socks; your round face, etc some delicious apples; several young girls; many, any, etc one fine day; two large dogs; etc. the first, second, third etc. this straw hat; that broken toy; these, those
  • 23. 2. Opinion – an expensive antique mirror; a delicious hot soup
  • 24. colour – a small black bag; an old white shirt When there are two or more colour adjectives, we use and: a black and white dress; a red, white and green flag There are also some established conventions in order of colour adjectives, such as black and white, (not white and black); red white and blue.
  • 25. (b) Origin – an old Russian song; the latest American film (c) Material – a large wooden table; an expensive oval antique silver mirror (d) Qualifier – a beautiful old Italian touring car; several young American basketball players While the order of adjectives may vary slightly