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Nafisi Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Order of adjectives

Hello,
Which one is correct?
He has got long straight black hair. OR
He has got straight long black hair.
  

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The first sentence is correct.

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  • The first sentence is correct.
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The first sentence is correct.
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Thanks, could you do me a favour and tell me why?
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Based on order of adjectives, "long" should come before "straight".
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If you do a search for "adjective order" or "order of adjectives" you will find a number of posts on the subject. Here is a link to one:
Why to put exactly adjective order?
Note that the "usual" order is generally followed, but you will see exceptions from time to time.
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