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Engnety Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the correct order of adjectives?

Dear Sir/Miss,
Could you please help me with the correct order of adjectives?
a few big round black new French wooden tables
or a few big round new black French wooden tables ?
Thank you!
  

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Adjective order is not set in stone, Chris-- and remember that exercises like this are totally unrealistic: no one amasses adjectives like this except in textbooks. In your case: a few big round black new French wooden tables a few big round new black French wooden tables a few new big round black French wooden tables a few new big black round French wooden tables a few new big black round wooden French tables Are all possible, depending on your 'authority'. as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=adjective+order&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images "]ADJECTIVE ORDER[/url].

  • Adjective order is not set in stone, Chris-- and remember that exercises like this are totally unrealistic: no one amasses adjectives like this except in textbooks.
  • In your case: a few big round black new French wooden tables a few big round new black French wooden tables a few new big round black French wooden tables a few new big black round French wooden tables a few new big black round wooden French tables Are all possible, depending on your 'authority'.
  • as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=adjective+order&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images "]ADJECTIVE ORDER[/url].
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Adjective order is not set in stone, Chris-- and remember that exercises like this are totally unrealistic: no one amasses adjectives like this except in textbooks. In your case:

a few big round black new French wooden tables
a few big round new black French wooden tables
a few new big round black French wooden tables
a few new big black round French wooden tables
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Your answer confirmed the fact. Thank you very much.

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