Grammar and Composition 1

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES IN SERIES

OBSERVATION/ PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION QUALIFIER/

DETERMINER ORIGIN MATERIAL NOUN
OPINION SIZE SHAPE AGE COLOR PURPOSE
Articles and Adjectives subject to objective
other limiters; measure Adjectives Final limiter;
tells whether Adjectives denoting color Adjectives Adjectives often regarded
Tells the shape
the modified subject to Adjectives and even the denoting source denoting what as part of the The modified
Tells how big or of something or
noun is singular subjective denoting age pattern or of the modified the modified noun; what it word
small the how long or
or plural, measure design of noun noun is made of the modified
something is short it is or
definite or something noun for
even the weight
indefinite
real hero
red, black, Russian, wooden, hunting cabin
perfect idiot large, small, round, square, young, old, new,
a, an, the brownish, Japanese, Thai, metallic, passenger car
interesting duo short triangular ancient
striped Philippine woollen book cover
beautiful girl
a beautiful old touring car

an expensive antique silver mirror

four gorgeous long-stemmed red roses

her short black hair

our big young English sheepdog

those square wooden hat boxes
that dilapidated little hunting cabin

several enormous young American players

some delicious Filipino food

the circular spotted lantern

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