Category: Grammar

The order of adjectives

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ADJECTIVES_word_order_001This is the correct order of adjectives.
Examples:

I love that really big old yellow car that always parked in front of the bank.
BIG  => size
OLD => age
YELLOW => color

(“THAT” is a determiner).

I would like to buy this round, pink, plastic coffee table.
ROUND =>shape
PINK => color
PLASTIC => material

My mother is going to bake a delicious, huge, chocolate cake for my birthday.
DELICIOUS => opinion
HUGE => size
CHOCOLATE => material

***Adjectives expressing quantity go before adjectives expressing opinion. ***
Example:

In my bedroom, there are five small green boxes.
FIVE => quantity
SMALL => size
GREEN => color