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Do you like to act like him?
Why?
Why not?
Arrange the Following Adjectives!
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We store carries an assortment of_________________ objects.
love
wentthatfor
__1__
a two__2____3__
week cruise on__4__
a/an__5__ car.
A. New, old, interesting and antique
___1__
The house ___2__
is ____________. ___3__ ___4__.
(large and white/
B. Old, new, interesting and antique
white and large/ white large)
(Green/old/really/antique/big)
C. (brand-new/incredible/Italian/huge)
Interesting, new, old and antique
Order of Adjectives; where to
position an adjective
3. Size 4. Temperature
• This word tells the reader or • Adjectives placed next in line give
listener how big or small the noun information about the temperature,
is. if necessary.
• large, huge, tiny and mini • Cold, cool, freezing, warm or hot
• A wonderful little chair • A wonderful little cold chair
Ordering Cumulative Adjectives
5. Age 6. Shape
• Age doesn’t have to be a number. Angular, round and square are some
• Age can also be communicated with of the words communicating the shape
words that explain the time, period or the noun looks like.
era the noun lived in or was created in. • A wonderful little cold antique square
• new, young, antique and prehistoric. chair
• A wonderful little cold antique chair
Ordering Cumulative Adjectives
7. Color 8. Origin
• brown, blue or silver, are • Adjectives that describe where the
positioned next. noun came from.
• A wonderful little cold antique • American, British, Dutch, Indian
square red chair or Australian.
• A wonderful little cold antique
square red American chair
Ordering Cumulative Adjectives