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ADJECTIVE ORDER
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When several adjectives are used together before a noun, they must go in a particular order. Opinion adjectives
come before fact adjectives. General opinion adjectives always come before specific opinion adjectives, and English doesn’t usually
use more than
the order of fact adjectives in a sentence depends on the type of fact that they describe. three adjectives in
a row to describe
something.
GENERAL OPINION SPECIFIC OPINION SIZE SHAPE AGE COLOR NATIONALITY MATERIAL
OPINION ADJECTIVES FACT ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES WITH “-ING” AND “-ED” FURTHER EXAMPLES
“-ING” ADJECTIVES
Adjectives that end in “-ing” describe the effect something has.
The spider causes fright.
“-ED” ADJECTIVES
Adjectives ending in “-ed” describe how something is affected.
The man experiences fright.
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