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Naweewra Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Order of Adjectives: "old" and adjectives denoting condition
Hello,
Which sentences would you say?
1a) That crumbling old house is a disaster waiting to happen.
1b) That old crumbling house is a disaster waiting to happen.
2a) She always wears those torn old jeans.
2b) She always wears those old torn jeans.
Thank you.
Nawee
Which sentences would you say?
1a) That crumbling old house is a disaster waiting to happen.
1b) That old crumbling house is a disaster waiting to happen.
2a) She always wears those torn old jeans.
2b) She always wears those old torn jeans.
Thank you.
Nawee
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Naweewra Which sentences would you say? All of them. Adjective order can be variable; it is not set in stone.
- Naweewra Which sentences would you say?
- All of them.
- Adjective order can be variable; it is not set in stone.
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NaweewraWhich sentences would you say?All of them. Adjective order can be variable; it is not set in stone.
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Guidelines for order of adjectives: Determiner, Opinion/Judgement, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Nationality, Material, Purpose/Qualifier 1b) fits this outline, but 1a) sounds better to me for some reason; 2b) fits this outline and sounds fine to me.
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