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Adjective Order
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Adjective Order
When several adjectives modify the same noun, there is a particular order they must follow in English. Certain adjectives come before others. (Not all have to be used in the same sentence.)
See the chart below
| Quantifier | Article Possessive Demonstrative | Number Sequence | Quality Size | Shape | Color | Origin | Material |
| Some of | the, a, an | three | wonderful | round | red | Japanese | metal |
| all of | this, that | second | clean | square | yellow | Italian | ceramic |
| Both | my, his | next | large | flat | black | French | wood |
Examples:
- Some of the hungry gentlemen
- The last great civilization
- Ten big round metal rings
- The beautiful Japanese ceramic vase
- Either of the small green apples
- My three lovely daughters
- An interesting wooden statue
- The third red plastic container
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