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Positions of Adjectives

MEASURE Test your knowledge!

INSTRUCTIONS: In the following phrases, order the adjectives in the

correct order. Use 'and' when necessary.

1. three /Filipino/moreno tall men

2. glass/harrowing/imposing statues

3. loud/Jewish/eclectic mothers

INSPIRE Set your goals!

To identify the different types of descriptive adjectives

To correctly order descriptive adjectives

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Position of Adjectives
Adjectives have a set order in which it must be arranged. The order is as follows:

To be more familiarise with the order, remember:

That the order of adjectives are from least specific to most specific
The Acronym NOSAShCOMP

Examples: (Numbers indicate the adjectives' order)

1 2 7 9
three woeful Italian understanding mothers

3 6 8
enormous green fibrous vines

2 5 6
fresh thick brown buns

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Using 'and'
If there are two or more adjectives in the same category listed above, use the
linking verb ‘and’. It is also preferred to alphabetize the adjectives that are in the
same order in the list above.

Examples:
The room was lovely and peaceful.
(Both are opinion adjectives)

An elegant big and spacious hall was requested as the venue for the wedding.
(Both are opinion size adjectives)

Bees have black and yellow stripped bodies.

(Both are color adjectives)

SUMMARIZE Wrap it up!

The order of adjectives are ranked by specificity.

The order of the adjectives are as follows:
Number
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Color
Origin
Material
Purpose

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APPLY Check your learning!

Part I.
INSTRUCTIONS: Correctly order the following phrases, use ‘and’ when
needed.
1. rotting | American | brown | a/n | unappealing structure

2. plastic | hard | long | PCP | blue pipe

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3. patriotic | model | multiple | Filipino citizens

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4. thin | voluminous | red | silky | fabric

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5. canned | undesirable | expired | sparse | goods
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Part II.
INSTRUCTIONS: Come up with adjectives to describe the following words. You
are to use at least 3 adjectives. Follow the order of adjectives.

1. dairy

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2. Netflix
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3. Mitsa
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4. Yourself
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5. 2020
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ANSWER KEY

MEASURE:
1. three moreno Filipino tall men
2. harrowing imposing glass statues
3. loud and eclectic Jewish mothers

APPLY:
Part I.
1. an unappealing rotting brown American structure
2. hard long blue plastic PCP pipe
3. multiple patriotic and model Filipino citizens
4. voluminous and thin red silky fabric
5. sparse undesirable expired canned goods
Part II. (answers may vary)
1. fresh white Australian dairy
2. incomplete and overrated outdated Netflix
3. great up-in-coming institutional Mitsa
4. grating, deplorable and sporadic Brandon
5. An overwhelming and depressive long Satanic 2020

REFERENCES
Khan Academy (n.d.). Adjective Order
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-
modifier/adjective-order-and-commas-with-adjectives/v/adjective-order?
modal=1

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