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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
COORDINATED ADJECTIVES (USAGE)
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Would you please explain the rules for coordinated adjectives? How and when an adjective becomes a coordinated adjective?
Would you please explain the rules for coordinated adjectives? How and when an adjective becomes a coordinated adjective?
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In English, when plural adjectives of various classes are used, they are usually put in the order like below. (class 1) determiner : 'a/an', 'the', 'this', 'that', 'many', 'some', 'my' (class 2) subjective quality : 'beautiful', 'humble', 'perfect' (class 3) objective quality : (3-1) size ('large'), (3-2) shape ('rectangular'), (3-3) age ('old'), (3-4) color ('red'), (3-5) origin ('French'), (3-6) material ('wooden') (class 4) use specifier : 'locking' chair, 'book' cover. When two or three adjectives of the same class are used, they are called "coordinated adjectives".
- In English, when plural adjectives of various classes are used, they are usually put in the order like below.
- (class 1) determiner : 'a/an', 'the', 'this', 'that', 'many', 'some', 'my' (class 2) subjective quality : 'beautiful', 'humble', 'perfect' (class 3) objective quality : (3-1) size ('large'), (3-2) shape ('rectangular'), (3-3) age ('old'), (3-4) color ('red'), (3-5) origin ('French'), (3-6) material ('wooden') (class 4) use specifier : 'locking' chair, 'book' cover.
- When two or three adjectives of the same class are used, they are called "coordinated adjectives".
- (EX) Her [simple but expensive] long silk dress (EX) The [red, white and blue] French flag.
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In English, when plural adjectives of various classes are used, they are usually put in the order like below.
(class 1) determiner : 'a/an', 'the', 'this', 'that', 'many', 'some', 'my'
(class 2) subjective quality : 'beautiful', 'humble', 'perfect'
(class 3) objective quality :
(3-1) size ('large'), (3-2) shape ('rectangular'), (3-3) age ('old'), (3-4) color ('red'),
(class 1) determiner : 'a/an', 'the', 'this', 'that', 'many', 'some', 'my'
(class 2) subjective quality : 'beautiful', 'humble', 'perfect'
(class 3) objective quality :
(3-1) size ('large'), (3-2) shape ('rectangular'), (3-3) age ('old'), (3-4) color ('red'),
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Thanks for your explanation, Paco2004. You mentioned,"In English, when plural adjectives of various classes are used, they are usually put in the order like below. ". By 'plural adjectives', Do you mean multiple adjectives--more than one adjective?
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Yes.. I was wrong in the word choice. It should be "multiple adjectives".
paco
paco
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