How to use adjectves together.

There are general guidelines for using  2 or more adjectives together.

In most cases the adjectives are placed before the noun.

It is not common to used more then 3 adjectives together, but it is grammatically correct.

 I love that really old big green antique car that always parked at the end of the street.
 My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white bulldog.

When an article is used such as "a", "an" or "the", then  the article is placed before the adverb. 

The 9 different adjective groups are listed below.

The order of the adjectives is as followed:

1. Determiner- a, an, her, five, many, much several etc.

2. Opinion - pretty, ugly, smart, cheap, etc.
3. Size - big, fat, thin, tall, large, small etc.
4. Shape - circle, square, tall, short etc.
5. Age - old, young 10 years, a year, a week, new etc.
6. Color - yellow, green, pink etc.
7. Origin - American, English, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European, Chinese etc.
8. Material - cotton, wood, plastic, cloth, glass, gold etc.
9. Purpose/Qualifier - hat box, sleeping bag, computer table,safe island, football field.

When there are 2 or more adjectives that are from the same group "and" is placed between the 2
adjectives.

 The house is green and red.

 The library has old and new books.

When there are 3 or more adjectives from the same adjective group, then place a comma between
each of the adjectives. Please note that a comma is not placed between the adjective and the
noun. Place "and between that last 2 adjectives.

 We live in the big, green, white and red house at the end of the street.

My friend lost a red, black and white dog, if you see it please let me know. What are
adjectives?

 Adjectives are used to clarify nouns.

 Adjectives can be one word or a group of words.
 Adjectives can also be used with certain verbs, such as the verb "to be".
 Adjectives are used to clarify the subject that is doing the action.
  Adjectives are not used to clarify the verb.
 Adjectives are used to describe color, material, shape, size, amount, price, quality, origin,
personality, weight, temperature, weight, age, direction, etc.

Some common adjective endings are -ive, -ous, -y, -ful,-ent.

Adjective Usage

 Adjectives are placed before the noun.

 The form of the adjectives doesn't change.
 Adjectives can be used with all forms of nouns.

Adjectives With Nouns:

 The new books on the table, have to go to the library.

 I was teaching in a big high school last year.
 The new apartment building is really nice.

Adjective With Verbs:

 Our English teacher is tall and thin.

 Our professor is a nice man.

Comparative adjectives are used to compare the diffrence between 2 nouns, or a collective
nouns.

Note: Superlative adjectives are used to compare 3 or more nouns or collective nouns.

 The black dog is older than the white dog.

 My house is bigger than my sister's house.
 The yellow hat is more expensive than the green hat.

The Rules for using Comparative Adjectives

"Than" is usually usually used after the comparative adjective.

-er is added to the end of a 1-  cold - colder  The winter is
syllable adjective  small - smaller colder than the
 tall - taller summer.
 The green hat is
smaller than the
yellow hat.
 Most basketball
players are taller
 than me.

 I came home
earlier than my
 early - earlier sister.
-er is added to the end of an
 happy - happier  I am happier now
adjective with 2 syllables, if the
adjective ends in -y.  crazy - crazier than 1 year ago.
 My friend is
crazier than me.

 The policeman are

more honest than
 honest - more criminals.
"More" or "less" is used for honest  The last test was
adjectives that have 2 syllables,  difficult- more more difficult
if the adjective doesn't end in difficult than the test today.
-y. Adjectives that end in -y,  modern - more  Our generation is
change the -y to i and add -ed. modern more modern
than our parents
generation.

 My car is less
 expensive - more expensive then my
expensive sister's car.
"More" or "less" is used for 
 comfortable -  The chair is more
adjectives that have 3 or more
more comfortable then
syllables
comfortable the green chair.

 
  The beach is nicer
Adjectives that end in -e, only  nice - nicer then that park.
-r is added to end of the  safe - safer  Airplanes are safer
adjective. then cars.

 My house is
bigger than, my
Adjective that end in with a  big -bigger sisters house.
consonant, vowel, consonant -  hot -hotter  The summer is
the last consonant is doubled. hotter than the
winter.
sovereign, when we use more than one adjective (adj), the adjective-adjective should be used
with the correct sequence. Adjective sequence is not entirely fixed but the general sequence is as
follows:

    Determiner - Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Color - Origin - Materials -> Noun

Determiner is a word like a, an, the, this, that. These words are also a type of adjective.

Example:

    * A famous, old painting

    * A big, round table
    * An American, a cotton shirt

Which is an opinion adjective placed before the adjective that is a fact. Example:

    * "A long, dark tunnel" or "A long dark tunnel" that both can be used.

With two or more color adjective, used and. Example:

    * She's got a black and white kitten.

Two color adjective in addition to not using and. Example:

    * She's got a little, black kitten. n many languages, attributive adjectives usually occur in a
specific order. Generally, the adjective order in English is:

1. article or possessive pronoun

2. quality
3. size
4. age
5. shape
6. color
7. proper adjective (often nationality or other place of origin)
8. purpose or qualifier

So, in English, adjectives pertaining to size precede adjectives pertaining to age ("little old", not
"old little"), which in turn generally precede adjectives pertaining to color ("old white", not
"white old"). So, we would say "A nice (opinion) little (size) old (age) white (color) brick
(material) house". However, most native speakers will say, "a big, ugly desk" (size, opinion)
instead of "an ugly, big desk" (opinion, size), for example.[citation needed]

This order may be more rigid in some languages than others; in some, like Spanish, it may only
be a default (unmarked) word order, with other orders being permissible
Adjective phrases in English are defined as phrases that consist of an adjective plus any
modifiers or complements. The four grammatical forms that appear within English adjective
phrases are:

1. Adverb phrase
2. Prepositional phrase
3. Verb phrase
4. Noun clause

The following sections define each of these four grammatical forms as well as provide examples
to illustrate use.

Adverb Phrase in Adjective Phrases

Adverb phrases are the first grammatical form that can appear within adjective phrases in the
English language. Adverbs are traditionally defined as "words that describe verbs, adjectives,
and other adverbs." Adverb phrases are defined as phrases that are formed by an adverb plus any
adverb phrase modifiers. Adverb phrases perform the grammatical function of adjective phrase
modifier in English adjective phrases. For example, the following italicized adverb phrases
function as adjective phrase modifiers:

Prepositional Phrases in Adjective Phrases

Prepositional phrases are the second grammatical form that appear within adjective phrases in
the English language. Prepositions are traditionally defined as "words the relate nouns,
adjectives, and verbs to other words." Prepositional phrases are defined as phrases formed by a
preposition directly followed by a prepositional complement. Prepositional phrases perform the
grammatical functions of both adjective phrase complement and adjective phrase modifier in
English adjective phrases. For example, the following italicized prepositional phrases function as
adjective phrase complements or adjective phrase modifiers:

 My brother is fond of sports cars. (complement)

 The parents are happy for the new couple. (complement)
 The bread is moldy along the top crust. (modifier)

Prepositional phrases always follow the main adjective in English adjective phrases.

Verb Phrases in Adjective Phrases

Verb phrases in the form of infinitives are the third grammatical form that appear within
adjective phrases in the English language. Verbs are traditionally defined as "action or state of
being words." Verb phrases are defined as phrases that are formed by a verb plus any auxiliary
verbs, particles, infinitive markers, modifiers, or complements. Verb phrases perform the
grammatical function of adjective phrase complement in English adjective phrases. For example,
the following italicized verb phrases function as adjective phrase complements:

Noun Clauses in Adjective Phrases

Noun clauses are the fourth grammatical form that appear within adjective phrases in the English
language. Noun clauses are defined as subordinate clauses that consist of a subordinating
conjunction following by a clause. Noun clauses perform the grammatical function of adjective
phrase complement in English adjective phrases. For example, the following italicized noun
clauses function as adjective phrase complements:

 The boss is afraid that the union employees will strike.

 She is sad that her husband is ill.
 That woman is hopeful that her boyfriend will propose.

Noun clauses always follow the main adjective in English adjective phrases.

The four grammatical forms that appear within English adjective phrases as adjective phrase
modifiers and adjective phrase complements are adverb phrases, prepositional phrases, verb
phrases, and noun clauses. Both native speakers and ESL students must learn the four
grammatical forms to correctly construct adjective phrases in both spoken and written English.

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djectives and adjective phrases perform three main grammatical functions within sentences in the
English language. Both native speakers and ESL students must learn and understand the three
functions to use adjectives and adjective phrases correctly in both spoken and written English.
The three functions of adjectives and adjective phrases are:

1. Noun phrase modifier

2. Predicate adjective
3. Object complement

Adjectives are traditionally defined as "words that describe nouns." Adjective phrases are
defined as phrases that consist of an adjective plus any modifiers or complements such as
adverbs and prepositional phrases. For example, the phrases blue, very sad, and afraid of the
dark are all adjective phrases.
Adjectives as Noun Phrase Modifiers

The first grammatical function that adjectives and adjective phrases can perform is the noun
phrase modifier. Noun phrase modifiers are defined as words and phrases that describe a noun or
noun phrase. For example, the following italicized adjectives and adjective phrases function as
noun phrase modifiers:

 My mother planted purple flowers in her garden.

 The very tiny puppy barked at the cat.
 The restaurant served plain, tasteless soup.
 George Washington appointed Edmund Randolph Attorney General.
 Barack Obama was the president elect.

Adjectives as Predicate Adjectives

The second grammatical function that adjectives and adjective phrases can perform is the
predicate adjective. Predicate adjectives are defined as adjectives and adjective phrases that
follow a copular or linking verb such as be and become and modifies or describes the subject.
For example, the following italicized adjectives and adjective phrases function as predicate
adjectives:

 Under the bed is filthy.

 The cake tastes sickeningly sweet.
 My cat is black and brown.
 Your perfume smells especially musky but very nice.
 I am fond of English grammar.

Adjectives as Object Complements

The third grammatical function that adjectives and adjective phrases can perform is the object
complement. Object complements are defined as nouns, pronouns, noun phrases, adjectives, and
adjective phrases that directly follow and modify the direct object. For example, the following
italicized adjectives and adjective phrases function as object complements:

 The farmer painted the barn red.

 The little girl wanted her room bright pink.
 Catholics consider saints holy.
 The jury judged the defendant guilty.
 My puppy makes me happy.

Although not accepted in standard English, adjectives and adjective phrases also function as verb
phrase modifiers and adverbials. For example, the adjective phrase too loud in the sentence He
plays his music too loud functions as an adverbial. However, standard prescriptive grammar rules
dictate that only the adverb phrase too loudly should function as the adverbial in this instance.
Another example is the adjective careful functioning as a verb phrase modifier in the sentence
Drive careful. Again, prescriptive rules state that the adverb carefully should function as the verb
phrase modifier. However, the use of adjectives and adjective phrases as verb phrase modifiers
and adverbials is accepted in many forms of spoken English.

The three functions of adjectives and adjective phrases in the English language are noun phrase
modifier, predicate adjective, and object complement. Both native speakers and ESL students
must learn and understand the three functions to properly and fully use adjectives and adjective
phrases in both spoken and written English.

Sources

Hopper, Paul J. A Short Course in Grammar. W.W. Norton & Company: New York, 1999.

Huddleston, Rodney. Introduction to the Grammar of English. Cambridge University Press:

Cambridge, 1984.

Huddleston, Rodney. Introduction to the Grammar of English. Cambridge University Press:

Cambridge, 1984

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