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Anastazy Posted 15 years ago
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Attributive phrases in the English language
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I'm doing a research on attributive phrases in the English language. I want to check, if the following theory works (the order of attributes before a noun). Many linguists say that the order should be as follows: opinion, size, shape, condition, age, color, origin. For example, An ugly, big, sound, chipped, old, blue, French vase. Would you change something in this chain of attributes? I'm very interested in your opinion. Thank you.
I'm doing a research on attributive phrases in the English language. I want to check, if the following theory works (the order of attributes before a noun). Many linguists say that the order should be as follows: opinion, size, shape, condition, age, color, origin. For example, An ugly, big, sound, chipped, old, blue, French vase. Would you change something in this chain of attributes? I'm very interested in your opinion. Thank you.
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Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)] The order of adjectives is often :- Determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose/quantifier. I have seen shape and age being switched but the main order of determiner, opinion , physical description, origin, material, qualifier noun does not vary in the grammar references that I have seen. That said you often hear people using a different order.
- Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)] The order of adjectives is often :- Determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose/quantifier.
- I have seen shape and age being switched but the main order of determiner, opinion , physical description, origin, material, qualifier noun does not vary in the grammar references that I have seen.
- That said you often hear people using a different order.
- For example - "She always wear that big, ugly, coat to go out".
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Hello and welcome to EnglishForward [<:o)]
The order of adjectives is often :-
Determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose/quantifier.
I have seen shape and age being switched but the main order of determiner, opinion , physical description, origin, material, qualifier noun does not vary in the grammar references that I have seen.
The order of adjectives is often :-
Determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose/quantifier.
I have seen shape and age being switched but the main order of determiner, opinion , physical description, origin, material, qualifier noun does not vary in the grammar references that I have seen.
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