The document discusses word order before nouns in English. It lists 10 categories of words that typically come before nouns, including articles, possessives, ordinals, cardinals, descriptors, sizes, ages, shapes, colors, and nouns used as adjectives. It provides examples of sentences using these word order rules. It also covers word order for objects, places, manner, and time in sentences. An exercise is included for readers to practice putting the correct words in order before nouns.

1. WORD ORDER

2. A. Word order : Word before nouns
1. Articles and demonstratives A, an, the, this, that, etc.
2. Possessive words My, your, John’s, etc.
3. Ordinal numbers First, second, next, last, etc.
4. Cardinal numbers, words of
quantity
One, two, many, few, some, etc.
5. General description, quality
or character
Good, pretty, interesting, etc.
6. Size, height, length Little, big, long, tall, etc.
7. age, temperature New, young, hot, warm, etc.
8. shape Round, square, etc.

3. 9. color, origin, location Red, American, Suburban,
etc.
10. Nouns as adjectives Stone wall, Radio station,
Chocolate House, etc

4. Examples:
(1) The (5) very pretty (6) little (9) Spanish (n) girl
(1) That (2) man’s (3) first (4) three (n) children
(4) Many (5) important (7) new (10) radio (n) stations
(2) our (3) first (5) good (10) summer (n) weather
(2) Tom’s (3) last (6) very big (9) European (n) car

5. object place manner Time
She went To a concert with me last week
I will be at school for an hour today
I know her very well
He likes candy very much
He was There for a while yesterday
I drove my car To Mexico last year
We gave It to her at the party yesterday
We gave her the box at the party yesterday
I studied the words In the book carefully last night
He ate lunch at home with us yesterday

6. Exercise:
1. blue, large, very, the
He put ________________ book on the table.
2. wool, pretty, her, new, very
Mary wore _______________ dress on the party.
3. new, an, historical, interesting
Mr. Smith read ______________ novel last week.
4. two, those, small, first
____________________ papers are mine.
5. Good looking, his, gabardine, new
John bought _______________ suit at that store.

7. 6. hot, some, good, very
We drank _______________ coffee at the cafeteria.
7. European, an, old, interesting
That is ______________ custom of theirs.
8. Pretty, colonial, new, that, little
We looked at ______________ house on First Street.
9. comfortable, theirs, brown, old
They sold _________ chair yesterday.
10. beautiful, Italian, a, new
Mr. Brown has ____________ car now.