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Multiple AdjectivesThe order of multiple adjectives in a sentence. In English, most cases the adjectives come before the nouns. There is a specific order in a sentence when using more then one adjective. Determiner and Quantities - a, an, her, five, many, much several etc. Opinion - pretty, ugly, smart, cheap, etc. Size - big, fat, thin, tall, large, small etc. Shape - circle, square, tall, etc. Age - old, young 10 years, a year, a week, new etc. Color - yellow, green, pink etc. Origin - American, English, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European, Chinese etc. Material - cotton, wood, plastic, cloth, glass, gold etc. Purpose - the reason that something is needed ( example hat box, sleeping bag, computer table). |