И.Б.Ревич, гимназия № 157

Adjective order

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AdjectivesAdjectives are placed are placed in in frontfront ofof the noun the noun

NOUNadjective

A big city

Happy children

1.Your opinion

A nice car

2.Dimension (size)

A nice little car

3.Age

A nice little new car

4.Shape

A large old square box

5.Colour

A small square green box

6. Origin (where from)

A nice little French car

7.Material

A small green wooden box

Only 3 adjectives !

A beautiful tall

young

woman

A large old oval

painting

A blue Italian

silk

dress

Don’t say:

A horrible large old square green

Japanese wooden box

Too many adjectives!

Remember!1. Opinion2. Size 3. Age 4. Shape 5. Colour 6. Origin7. Material

Describe the noun:

??? kitten

A mischievous

small

grey

kitten

??? house

A large

new

brick

house

??? businessman

A nice

middle-aged

American

businessman

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Unit 99 . Adjectives