Two adjectives in a row
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When there are two adjectives in a row, how to determine order?
Mark's second successful album.
Mark's successful second album.
In such cases, how do you come up with the right order of words?
Thank you.
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You have to ask yourself whether Mark has two successful albums or just one, bit it could still be ambiguous: [1] Mark's second successful album. [two successful albums] [2] Mark's successful second album. [ambiguous] The usual order of adjectives "rules" permits both your examples, so the choice is not about which adjective should come first, and which one second.
- You have to ask yourself whether Mark has two successful albums or just one, bit it could still be ambiguous: [1] Mark's second successful album.
- [two successful albums] [2] Mark's successful second album.
- [ambiguous] The usual order of adjectives "rules" permits both your examples, so the choice is not about which adjective should come first, and which one second.
- Instead, it's a matter of meaning.
- In [1] the implication is that the his first album was successful, and his second one is too.
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You have to ask yourself whether Mark has two successful albums or just one, bit it could still be ambiguous:
[1] Mark's second successful album. [two successful albums]
[2] Mark's successful second album. [ambiguous]
The usual order of adjectives "rules" permits both your examples, so the choice is not about which adjective should come first, and which one
0anonymousIn such cases, how do you come up with the right order of words?
There are websites that describe the usual order of adjectives.
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/adjectives/order-of-adjectives/
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