Adjective Order

Adjectives are the most fascinating, varied, words in the English language😆! Today's post is how to put how to order adjectives.

Adjectives are ordered in the following way:

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A general opinion is an adjective that can be used with almost any noun, such as nice, good, or  beautiful. A specific opinion is an adjective that can only be used with specific nouns. Food is tasty, salty, or savoury, but it's not gigantic, for example.

Think of the table above as a guide. There will be exceptions, but this is generally how adjectives are ordered.

Exercises

(Note: You may use the comments section to write your answers)

A: Put the adjectives in the correct order

1/

Poutine is a ______________________________________snack

                  French-Canadian, heavy, delicious

2/ 

Managaha Island, Saipan, has___________________________waters
                                              crystal-clear, incredible, blue


3/ 

George Saint Pierre is a(n) ____________________________________guy outside the ring.                nice, easy-going, Canadian


B: Try The British Council's Adjective Order exercises.


C: Write a short passage about one of your favourite places, movies, dishes, etc. Try to use two adjectives for most of your nouns. For example.

Shinjuku is my favourite district in Tokyo. It's has an unbelievable number of lively, traditional Japanese pubs. Japan is a country with friendly, civil people.