The document introduces the OSSCOM acronym as a useful way to order multiple adjectives before nouns. OSSCOM stands for opinion, size, shape, color, origin, and material. It then provides examples of adjectives that fall into each of these categories and demonstrates their ordering in sample phrases using adjectives from different categories together before nouns.
The document introduces the OSSCOM acronym as a useful way to order multiple adjectives before nouns. OSSCOM stands for opinion, size, shape, color, origin, and material. It then provides examples of adjectives that fall into each of these categories and demonstrates their ordering in sample phrases using adjectives from different categories together before nouns.
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The document introduces the OSSCOM acronym as a useful way to order multiple adjectives before nouns. OSSCOM stands for opinion, size, shape, color, origin, and material. It then provides examples of adjectives that fall into each of these categories and demonstrates their ordering in sample phrases using adjectives from different categories together before nouns.
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More than one adjective at a time can be used before a noun.
One useful way to put adjectives in
order before nouns is by utilizing the acronym OSSCOM:
O = opinion S = size S = shape C = color O = origin M = material Some examples of adjectives in these categories are as follows:
opinion size shape color origin material
beautiful tiny round red Spanish plastic lovely huge oblong green Finnish crystal expensive medium square blue Korean metal
For Example:
The neighbors lent me a new red cotton bedspread.
They had an old green leather suitcase. I got an expensive small blue crystal necklace for Christmas. She was wearing a beautiful long Egyptian silk scarf.