The Order of Adjectives: A Guide to Proper Adjective Placement
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When using multiple adjectives before a noun, it is important to follow a specific order. Adjectives that describe opinions or attitudes should come before more neutral, factual ones. Order and Examples: 1. Opinion: unusual, lovely, beautiful 2. Size: big, small, tall 3. Physical quality: thin, rough, untidy 4. Shape: round, square, rectangular 5. Age: young, old, youthful 6. Colour: blue, red, pink 7. Origin: Dutch, Japanese, Turkish 8. Material: metal, wood, plastic 9. Type: general-purpose, four-sided, U-shaped 10. Purpose: cleaning, hammering, cooking Examples: It was made of a strange, green, metallic material. It's a long, narrow, plastic brush. Panettone is a round, Italian, bread-like Christmas cake. Here are some invented examples of longer adjective phrases: She was a beautiful, tall, thin, young, black-haired, Scottish woman. What an amazing, little, old, Chinese cup and saucer! Adjectives Joined by "and": When using more than one adjective after a linking verb like "be,&quo…