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Order of adjectives

1. We use adjectives to describe what people or things are like. An adjective can come either before a noun or after a verb.

2. We can use more than one adjective to describe a noun. When we use two or more adjectives before a noun:

  Order            Relating to 

  1.                   opinion

  2.                   size

  3.                   physical quality

  4.                   shape

  5.                   age

  6.                   colour

  7.                   origin

  8.                   material

  9.                   type 

  10.                   purpose

3. We usually use no more than three adjectives before a noun.

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