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Correct order of adjectives

The correct order of adjectives in an English sentence is:

1. Article: a, an, the
2. Quantity: one, 22, many, some
3. Opinion: interesting, boring, cute
4. Size: big, small, tiny, large
5. Physical quality: rough, smooth, lumpy
6. Shape: triangular, square
7. Age: old, modern, young
8. Colour: blue, black, red
9. Where from: Indian, Ankara, Russia, Chinese
10. Material: plastic, wooden, paper
11. Type: U-shaped, two-sided, multi-purpose
12. Purpose: cleaning, mixing, cooking
Noun: eyes, bag, story, book, painting, cat

  • Big blue eyes.
    (size + colour + noun)
  • Many small black plastic bags.
    (quantity + size + colour + material + noun)
  • A black plastic cooking utensil.
    (article + colour + material + purpose + noun)
  • A large smooth Chinese ceramic pot.
    (article + size + physical quality + where from + material + noun)

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