Adjectives. Degree of adjectives.

Sequence of
adjectives.
Comparative
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Tom is older than Sally
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Example:
Maggie is the youngest
in the family
 Order of adjectives
1 opinion unusual, lovely, beautiful

2 size big, small, tall

3 physical quality thin, rough, untidy

4 shape round, square, rectangular

5 age young, old, youthful

6 colour blue, red, pink

7 origin Dutch, Japanese, Turkish

8 material metal, wood, plastic

general-purpose, four-sided, U-
9 type
shaped

10 purpose cleaning, hammering, cooking

1 2 3 5 6 7
She was a beautiful, tall, thin, young, black-haired, Scottish woman.
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