ADJECTIVE ORDER.pptx

ADJECTIVE ORDERO In English all adjectives modifying a

NOUN go before it. EXAMPLE:A nasty uncomfortable armchaira nice handsome young man

O Adjectives are not named randomly, they follow certain rules

O You can learn this abbreviation to help you remember this order:

O + NOUN

D.O.S.A. SH.C.O.M.P

O old a antique big green really carO a tan big and white beautiful

bulldogO Italian wonderful old clock.O big A square boxO pink A plastic disgusting

ornament.

O I love that really old big green antique car that always parked at the end of the street. determiner - age - size - color - purpose]

O My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white, bulldog. [size - quality - color - color]

O A wonderful old Italian clock. [opinion - age - origin]O A big square blue box. [size - shape - color]O A disgusting pink plastic ornament. [opinion - color

- material]O Some slim new French trousers. [size - age - origin]]O I bought a pair of black leather shoes. [color -

material]

Which category does each set of adjective belong to?

good bad lovely  strange

beautiful nice brilliant excellent

awful important wonderful nasty

huge young   black

 enormous old shapeless gray

  antique circular  dotted 

  teenaged oval  beige 

  new  round blue

tiny young  square brown

large     purple

O fiveO manyO oneO fewO manyO several

O awkwardO magnificentO studiousO shinyO well-madeO cheap

O Canadian O BritishO AmericanO IndianO Chinese 

O workO referenceO baseballO swimming O fishingO sleeping

O glass O cottonO leather O woolen O vinyl O wooden O polyester