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ORIGIN OR
MATERIAL
Let's try rewriting that sentence
following the order of adjectives rule.
The Order of Adjectives
I am having a delicious giant fresh Italian sandwich for lunch.
all-weather, soccer (ball),
dining (room), etc.
TYPE OR PURPOSE
Italian, American, brick,
cotton, paper, etc.
blue, green, magenta,
orange, etc.
COLOR
round, square, oval,
rectangular, etc.
SHAPE
old, young, new, ancient,
fresh, etc.
AGE
clean, neat, rusty, shiny,
sharp, smooth, etc.
PHYSICAL
QUALITY
tiny, medium, large,
heavy, huge, slim, etc.
SIZE
funny, delicious, mean,
heroic, etc.
OPINION OR
OBSERVATION
two, fourteen, many, few,
some, etc.
QUANTITY
a, an, the, these, your,
etc.
Determiners are not
adjectives, but they are
part of the order.
DETERMINER
Follow this order when writing
sentences with multiple adjectives:
Adjectives follow an order in a
sentence to make sense. Check out the
sentence below. It sounds awkward
because the adjectives are not in order.
I am having an Italian fresh giant
delicious sandwich for lunch.
DETERMINER
OPINION
SIZE
AGE
ORIGIN NOUN
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