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Tomenjeri Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Sequence of Adjectives
Hi everyone, i had an argument with my English professor recently about adjectives, is it true that there is a sequence in adjective to be followed?
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Yes. Native speakers do it so naturally they may not be aware of it, but they will notice when the order is wrong. There is a fat hairy big spider on your arm.
- Yes.
- Native speakers do it so naturally they may not be aware of it, but they will notice when the order is wrong.
- There is a fat hairy big spider on your arm.
- - Any native would "feel" this was wrong.
- It's a big, fat, hairy spider.
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Yes.
Native speakers do it so naturally they may not be aware of it, but they will notice when the order is wrong.
There is a fat hairy big spider on your arm. - Any native would "feel" this was wrong. It's a big, fat, hairy spider. (And thank *** it's on your arm and not mine.)
My uncle brought me a ceramic, red, beautiful, jewelrey box. No: it's beautiful, red, ceramic jewe
Native speakers do it so naturally they may not be aware of it, but they will notice when the order is wrong.
There is a fat hairy big spider on your arm. - Any native would "feel" this was wrong. It's a big, fat, hairy spider. (And thank *** it's on your arm and not mine.)
My uncle brought me a ceramic, red, beautiful, jewelrey box. No: it's beautiful, red, ceramic jewe
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