Adjectives Ordering Guide - myTEFL



Adjectives Ordering GuideWhen different types of adjectives are used in a sentence, there is a certain order that they should follow:Determiners?–articles (the, a/an…)demonstratives (this, that, these…)possessives (my, mine, your…)quantifiers (all, many…)distributives (each, every, neither/either…)For example:“The beautiful house.”“Those shoes look comfortable.”“My house is over that hill.”“There were many people missing.”“Every employee is getting a raise.”Quantity/Subjective?– quantifying post-determiners (few, most, one…)subjective opinion (beautiful, ugly, difficult…)For example:“The beautiful red house is for sale.” ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???Size?– describe the size of the noun:enormoussmallbulkyskinnywidetinyslimFor example:“The beautiful little red house is for sale.”?Age?- tells the age of a noun: youngoldteenageimmatureFor example:“The beautiful little old red house is for sale.”?Shape?- shape or appearance of the noun:squaretriangularpointedcurvedFor example:“The beautiful little old triangular red house is for sale.”?Color?- the shade and/or hue of a noun:redblueshinyplaintransparentFor example: “The beautiful little old triangular blue house is for sale.”??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Regional?- show the different geographical places related to the noun:SouthernEuropeanDutchColonial FrenchFor example:“The beautiful little old triangular red Dutch house is for sale.”? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??Texture/Material?- the raw material or texture of the nouns:Material (wooden, brick, metallic…)Texture (rough, soft…)For example:“The beautiful little old triangular red Dutch brick house is for sale.”? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??Purpose?– noun/adjective that changes the meaning of the noun being described:red + eyecoffee + tabledoll + houseFor example:“The beautiful little old triangular red Dutch brick doll house is for sale.”More Correct Adjective Order Examples:the?red?flowerthis delicious hot coffeea handsome young Italian boythat pretty long black silk dressUsually the adjective comes before the noun, which comes before the verb. However, an adjective can also sometimes come after verbs, but only?after?stative verbs (verbs that express a state or change of state):?bebecomefeelgetlookseemsmellsoundTake a look at the following adjectives placed after the stative verb and not before a noun. In this case, the adjective always describes the subject?of the sentence, never the verb:Chess?is?difficult.After 10 hours of waiting,?they?became?impatient.This bed?feels?hard.The sky is?getting?dark.The food looks?delicious.That new philosophy teacher?seems?nice.That garbage?smells?awful.A birthday party on the beach sounds fun. ................
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