Friday, March 15, 2013

Adjective Order

OpinionAn opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you).
For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
Sizesize adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is.
For example: large, tiny, enormous, little
AgeAn age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is.
For example: ancient, new, young, old
Shapeshape adjective describes the shape of something.
For example: square, round, flat, rectangular
Colourcolour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something.
For example: blue, pink, reddish, grey
OriginAn origin adjective describes where something comes from.
For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek
Materialmaterial adjective describes what something is made from.
For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
Purposepurpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”.
For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”)

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