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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Order of adjectives
Hello,
According to general rules adjectives come in this order;
Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose , but in this example the order is different. A wide long street.
Does this mean that these rules don't always apply?
And in this exampe too.
It's ____ film. (It says that A is right)
a beautiful old.
an old beautiful.
If the correct answer is B then the order is wrong.
It's ____ village. (Here the test says that B is correct)
an old lovely
a lovely old
Do you agree with the answers of the test?
Thanks
According to general rules adjectives come in this order;
Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose , but in this example the order is different. A wide long street.
Does this mean that these rules don't always apply?
And in this exampe too.
It's ____ film. (It says that A is right)
a beautiful old.
an old beautiful.
If the correct answer is B then the order is wrong.
It's ____ village. (Here the test says that B is correct)
an old lovely
a lovely old
Do you agree with the answers of the test?
Thanks
Top answer
Nina_Nia in this example the order is different. A wide long street. How do you conclude that?
- Nina_Nia in this example the order is different.
- A wide long street.
- How do you conclude that?
- Width and length aren't even in the list unless you place them under "Size".
- Since they are both "Size", then it seems to me that both orders are possible.
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Nina_Nia in this example the order is different. A wide long street.How do you conclude that? Width and length aren't even in the list unless you place them under "Size". Since they are both "Size", then it seems to me that both orders are possible. long wide or wide long. Personally, I'd say long wide, but don't ask me why. Maybe within "Size", "Length"
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CalifJimWidth and length aren't even in the listThat's why I was confused. I thought wide is 'shape' and long is 'size'.
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Nina_NiaI thought wide is 'shape'No. Shape would be "square", "circular", "spherical", and so on.
CJ
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Note that a comma should come between adjectives of the same descriptive category.
a wide‚ long street
a kind, beautiful woman
a wide‚ long street
a kind, beautiful woman
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what if they are not of the same descriptive? should I still use the comma?
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Princess Gabrielawhat if they are not of the same descriptive? should I still use the comma?No. A handy test to determine whether to use a comma is to insert the word and between the adjectives. If the result makes sense, use a comma.
a sad, lonely man
a sad and lonely man
a small yellow box
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