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ADJECTIVESTHE ORDER OF
How to Construct a Sentence withMultiple Descriptive Words
"Order of
adjectives?
Can't I just
lump them
all
together in
front of
the noun
and call it
a day?"
1. DETERMINER2. OPINION
3. SIZE4. AGE
5. SHAPE6. COLOR
7. MATERIAL8. ORIGIN
9. PURPOSE
It might surprise you to discoverthat when adjectives are presentedin a series, they must follow aparticular order.
HERE'S THE PROPER
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES!
1. DETERMINER
Determiners include articles (a, an, or the) and otherlimiters (e.g., your, eight, or his).
Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy,French pet puppies.
The determiner in this example is ten (because youcan never have too many puppies).
2. OPINIONThe opinion adjective describes anobservation or what you think aboutsomething (e.g., beautiful, tasty, orhorrific).
Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige,fuzzy, French pet puppies.
The opinion in this example is lovable(even though some would argue that'snot so much an opinion as a fact).
3. SIZES i z e d e s c r i b e s h o w b i g o r s m a l ls o m e t h i n g i s( e . g . , B I G , S M A L L , M I N U S C U L E ,o r E N O R M O U S ) .
T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g , p u d g y ,b e i g e , f u z z y , F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s .
T h e s i z e i n t h e e x a m p l e i s S M A L L .
A G E4.A s y o u w o u l d e x p e c t ,a g e d e s c r i b e s h o wy o u n g o r o l ds o m e t h i n g i s( e . g . , Y O U N G , O L D , A N C I E N T , o r N E W ) .
Ten l ovab l e , sma l l , young , pudgy ,b e i g e , f u z zy , F r ench p e t pupp i e s .
The s i z e i n t h e examp l e i s young .(We ' r e t a l k i ng pupp i e s , n o t d ogs .No t ev e ryone i s a d og p e r s on , bu teve ryone i s a puppy p e r s on . )
5. SHAPE
Next, describe whatshape something is
(e.g., round, square, orflat).
Ten lovable, small,young, pudgy, beige,
fuzzy, French petpuppies.
The size in theexample is pudgy.
O V E R H A L F W A Y T H E R E , F O L K S ! N E X T I N T H E L I S T I SC O L O R ( E . G . , R E D , P I N K I S H , O R Y E L L O W ) .
T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y ,F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S .
T H E C O L O R I S U S U A L L Y P R E T T Y E A S Y T O S P O T . I N T H EE X A M P L E , I T ' S B E I G E .
6 . C O L O R
7. MATERIAL
THE MATERIAL DESCRIBES WHAT SOMETHINGIS MADE OUT OF (E.G., WOODEN, COTTON,
SILVER, OR METAL).
TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE,FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES.
ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW PUPPIES ARE MADEOUT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS, TECHNICALLYSPEAKING, IT'S PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE
TO DESCRIBE THEM AS FUZZY.
8. ORIGIN
O R I G I N D E S C R I B E S W H E R E S O M E T H I N G I S F R O M ( E . G . , F R E N C H ,W E S T E R N , O R S O L A R ) .
T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C HP E T P U P P I E S .
T H E O R I G I N I N T H E E X A M P L E I S F R E N C H . ( T H E S E A R E F R E N C HB U L L D O G P U P P I E S , A B R E E D T H A T O R I G I N A T E S , A S Y O U W O U L D
E X P E C T , I N F R A N C E . )
PURPOSE9.
T h e p u r p o s e a d j e c t i v ed e s c r i b e s w h a t s o m e t h i n g
i s u s e d f o r o r w h a t i td o e s ( e . g . , R A C I N G [ a s i nr a c i n g c a r ] o r S L E E P I N G
[ a s i n s l e e p i n g b a g ] ) .
T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g ,p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y ,F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s .
T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s ep u p p i e s i s t o b e
c o m p a n i o n s , s o t h ep u r p o s e i n t h e e x a m p l e
i s P E T .
FINALLY . . .THE NOUN
NOW THAT YOU'VE LISTED ALL THE ADJECTIVES, IT'STIME TO IDENTIFY THE WORD YOU HAVE BEEN
DESCRIBING (I.E., THE NOUN). FINALLY! WE HAVEREACHED THE PUPPIES.
TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE,FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES.
IN THE EXAMPLE, THE NOUN IS PUPPIES, IN CASEYOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO . . .
C O N C L U S I O NW H I L E T H E R E A R E N O R U L E S L I M I T I N G T H EN U M B E R O F A D J E C T I V E S T H A T C A N B E U S E D , T W OO R T H R E E A R E G E N E R A L L Y S U F F I C I E N T . M O S TR E A D E R S W O U L D P R E F E R T O R E A D " P U D G Y , F U Z Z YP U P P I E S " T H A N " T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G ,P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . "
Though I'd take either, if we're
being perfectly honest.
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