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The basic types & order of adjectives (OSASCOMP)

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An opinion adjective explains what you think about something


Opinion (other people may not agree with you). Examples:
silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult

A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something


Size is. Examples:
large, tiny, enormous, little

An age adjective tells you how young or old something or


Age someone is. Examples:
ancient, new, young, old

A shape adjective describes the shape of something. Examples:


Shape square, round, flat, rectangular

A color adjective, of course, describes the colour of something.


Color Examples:
blue, pink, reddish, grey

An origin adjective describes where something comes from.


Origin Examples:
French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek

A material adjective describes what something is made from.


Material Examples:
wooden, metal, cotton, paper

A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These


Purpose adjectives often end with "-ing". Examples:
sleeping (as in "sleeping bag"), roasting (as in "roasting pan")

Some examples of adjective order


determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose noun
a/an/the handsome young German man
one/two/three huge round metal bowls
this/that smart little girl
my/your/his old red sleeping bag

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