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Adjective order




             When we use two or more adjectives, they usually follow this order:

              Article           Size              Age              Colour            Nationality       Material         Noun

              the               big                                black                                                dog

              an                                  old                                French                             chair

              a                                                    white                               cotton           shirt

              a                                   modern                             Japanese                           car

              the               small                                                                  wooden           table



                                                    vw











                         small                          cheap                         woollen                          metal
















                        leather                        cotton                          French                        wooden




          *1    Are the adjectives in the correct order?Tick / the sentences that are correct.
                Change the order of the adjectives that are wrong.                                          O


                ÿ  I'd like an old leather jacket. _/_
                ÿ  We found a(metal smaTpbox. ¿»
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                1 Ineed a paper white bag.       _
                2 They put everything in a big cardboard box.

                3 Let's get some modern wooden furniture.          _
                4 There were some small white mice.         _
                                                _
                5 He's a Spanish old actor.
                                                _
                6 Isthat a new glass vase?
                7 I'm wearing cotton blue socks.       _

                8 He's got blue big eyes.    -
                9 We watched an old Russian film.        _
                                                             _
              10 Ican't find my grey woollen jumper.
                                                    _
              11 I'd like an American big car.
              12 She's got black short hair.     _
                                               _
              13 Use the new white cups.


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