This document provides information about adjective order and examples of different types of adjectives: 1. It defines the acronym OSASCOMP which outlines the typical order of adjectives - Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose. 2. Examples of each type of adjective are given such as "large" for size and "French" for origin. 3. Rules for using adjectives are explained, for example only using "and" between color adjectives, not between opinions. 4. Exercises are included to practice rearranging adjectives in sentences in the proper order.

1. What doWhat do
you think ?you think ?

3. What do
you think
about
her?

4. What do
you think
about
him?

6. What are adjectives?

8. Mention the adjectivesMention the adjectives
that you know!that you know!

9. ADJECTIVE ORDERADJECTIVE ORDER
Example :
a.He is a handsome young boy.
b.I drive an old blue German car.
When you use more than one adjective, you
have to put them in the right order. According
to type.

10. The Acronym ofThe Acronym of
Adjective OrderAdjective Order
OSASCOMP
O pinion
S ize
A ge
S hape
C olour
O rigin
M aterial
P urpose

11. Opinion An opinion adjective explains what you
think about something (other people may
not agree with you).
Examples: friendly, beautiful, handsome,
horrible, difficult, interesting, ugly, etc.
Size A Size adjective, of course, tells you how
big or small something is.
Examples: large, tiny, enormous, little,
short, small, tall, high, big, thick,thin, etc.
Age An Age adjective tells how young or old
something or someone is.
Examples: young, old, ancient, new.

12. Shape A Shape adjective describes the shape of
something.
Examples: square, round, flat, rectangular,
triangle, etc.
Colour A Colour adjective, of course, describes the
color of something.
Examples: blue, pink, reddish, grey, white,
black, etc.
Origin An Origin adjective describes where
something comes from.
Example: French, American, eastern, Greek

13. Material A Material adjective describes what
something is made from.
Example: wooden, metal, cotton,
paper
Purpose A Purpose adjective describes what
something is used for. These adjectives
often end with “-ing”.
Example: sleeping (as in “sleeping
bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”),
racing (as in “racing car”), walking (as
in “walking stick”),etc.

14. Examples:Examples:
A wonderful old Italian clock.
(opinion - age - origin)
A big square blue box.
(size - shape - colour)
A disgusting pink plastic ornament.
(opinion - colour - material)
Some slim new French trousers.
(size - age - origin)

15. The RulesThe Rules
1. When there are two or more colours
adjectives, we use “and” :
1)A black and white dress.
2)A red, white and green flag.
2. When there are two opinions in a
sentence: don’t use “and”:
An opinion is divided into 2 types:
-General Opinion
-Specific Opinion

16. The RulesThe RulesGeneral Opinion Specific Opinion
Definition:
The central idea of
some of the adjectives
in one sentence
Example:
Beautiful, Cheap, Good,
Bad, etc.
Definition:
The specific opinion is
located after the
general opinion, it
illustrates more detail
adjectives about a
noun in a sentence.
Example:
Friendly, Clever,
Comfortable, etc.

17. The RulesThe Rules
Example:
The good friendly Indonesian man. [√]
The good and friendly Indonesian man. [X]
General
opinion
General
opinion
Specific opinionSpecific opinion

18. EXERCISEEXERCISE
Rearrange the following adjective to make
a good sentence.
Example:
She was wearing a (long, red, beautiful)
dress
Answer:
She was wearing a beautiful long red
dress.

19. ExerciseExercise
1. I found (rectangel, small, wooden) box
in my sister’s room.
2. The shop assistant put the gift into a
(brown, small, paper) bag.
3. I bought a (sexy, white, short)
dress to wear.
4. I just bought a sports (German, black,
new) car.

20. ExerciseExercise
5. They're showing a (action, new) movie
at the cinema tonight.
6. He wore a (blue, denim, stylish) shirt.