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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Order for this kind of adjective formation?

Hi. Please help. Is there a recommended or perhaps established (?) order for this kind of adjective formation? Which should be placed first, "highly educated" or "rich"? Thank you in advance.

a highly educated and rich person
a rich and high educated person
  

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Generally, the simpler one will come first, hence: a rich and highly educated person

  • Generally, the simpler one will come first, hence: a rich and highly educated person
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Generally, the simpler one will come first, hence:

a rich and highly educated person
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Hi. Thank you. Please help me with this, too. Would you say a comma is needed between the two adjectives for the phrase below? Thank you again in advance.

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