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                 Adjective Placement - How to Use Adjectives

When using more than one adjective to describe a noun place the adjectives in the following order before the noun.

NOTE: We usually use no more than three adjectives preceding a noun.

1.     Opinion

Example: an interesting book, a boring lecture

2.     Dimension

Example: a big apple, a thin wallet

3.     Age

Example: a new car, a modern building, an ancient ruin

4.     Shape

Example: a square box, an oval mask, a round ball

5.     Color

Example: a pink hat, a blue book, a black coat

6.     Origin

Example: some Italian shoes, a Canadian town, an American car

7.     Material

Example: a wooden box, a woolen sweater, a plastic toy

Here are some examples of nouns modified with three adjectives in the correct order based on the list above. Notice that the adjectives are not separated by commas.

·         A wonderful old Italian clock. (opinion - age - origin)

·         A big square blue box. (dimension - shape - color)

·         A disgusting pink plastic ornament. (opinion - color - material)

·         Some slim new French trousers. (dimension - age - origin)