The Order of Adjectives: How to Construct a Sentence with Multiple Descriptive Words
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Adorable, pudgy, fuzzy puppies will help you learn the correct order of adjectives to employ when describing a noun with multiple descriptors.
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The Order of Adjectives: How to Construct a Sentence with Multiple Descriptive Words
- 1. ADJECTIVES THE ORDER OF How to Construct a Sentence with Multiple Descriptive Words
- 2. "Order of adjectives? Can't I just lump them all together in front of the noun and call it a day?"
- 3. 1. DETERMINER 2. OPINION 3. SIZE 4. AGE 5. SHAPE 6. COLOR 7. MATERIAL 8. ORIGIN 9. PURPOSE It might surprise you to discover that when adjectives are presented in a series, they must follow a particular order. HERE'S THE PROPER ORDER OF ADJECTIVES!
- 4. 1. DETERMINER Determiners include articles (a, an, or the) and other limiters (e.g., your, eight, or his). Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The determiner in this example is ten (because you can never have too many puppies).
- 5. 2. OPINION Theopinionadjectivedescribesan observationorwhatyouthinkabout something(e.g., beautiful, tasty, or horrific). Tenlovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, Frenchpetpuppies. Theopinioninthisexampleislovable (eventhoughsomewouldarguethat's notsomuchanopinionasafact).
- 6. 3. SIZE S i z e d e s c r i b e s h o w b i g o r s m a l l s o m e t h i n g i s ( e . g . , B I G , S M A L L , M I N U S C U L E , o r E N O R M O U S ) . T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g , p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y , F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s . T h e s i z e i n t h e e x a m p l e i s S M A L L .
- 7. A G E4. A s y o u w o u l d e x p e c t , a g e d e s c r i b e s h o w y o u n g o r o l d s o m e t h i n g i s ( e . g . , Y O U N G , O L D , A N C I E N T , o r N E W ) . Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The size in the example is young. (We're talking puppies, not dogs. Not everyone is a dog person, but everyone is a puppy person.)
- 8. 5. SHAPE Next, describe what shape something is (e.g., round, square, or flat). Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The size in the example is pudgy.
- 9. O V E R H A L F W A Y T H E R E , F O L K S ! N E X T I N T H E L I S T I S C O L O R ( E . G . , R E D , P I N K I S H , O R Y E L L O W ) . T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . T H E C O L O R I S U S U A L L Y P R E T T Y E A S Y T O S P O T . I N T H E E X A M P L E , I T ' S B E I G E . 6 . C O L O R
- 10. 7. MATERIAL THE MATERIAL DESCRIBES WHAT SOMETHING IS MADE OUT OF (E.G., WOODEN, COTTON, SILVER, OR METAL). TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE, FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES. ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW PUPPIES ARE MADE OUT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, IT'S PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE TO DESCRIBE THEM AS FUZZY.
- 11. 8. ORIGIN O R I G I N D E S C R I B E S W H E R E S O M E T H I N G I S F R O M ( E . G . , F R E N C H , W E S T E R N , O R S O L A R ) . T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . T H E O R I G I N I N T H E E X A M P L E I S F R E N C H . ( T H E S E A R E F R E N C H B U L L D O G P U P P I E S , A B R E E D T H A T O R I G I N A T E S , A S Y O U W O U L D E X P E C T , I N F R A N C E . )
- 12. PURPOSE 9. T h e p u r p o s e a d j e c t i v e d e s c r i b e s w h a t s o m e t h i n g i s u s e d f o r o r w h a t i t d o e s ( e . g . , R A C I N G [ a s i n r a c i n g c a r ] o r S L E E P I N G [ a s i n s l e e p i n g b a g ] ) . T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g , p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y , F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s e p u p p i e s i s t o b e c o m p a n i o n s , s o t h e p u r p o s e i n t h e e x a m p l e i s P E T .
- 13. FINALLY . . . THE NOUN NOW THAT YOU'VE LISTED ALL THE ADJECTIVES, IT'S TIME TO IDENTIFY THE WORD YOU HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING (I.E., THE NOUN). FINALLY! WE HAVE REACHED THE PUPPIES. TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE, FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES. IN THE EXAMPLE, THE NOUN IS PUPPIES, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO . . .
- 14. C O N C L U S I O N W H I L E T H E R E A R E N O R U L E S L I M I T I N G T H E N U M B E R O F A D J E C T I V E S T H A T C A N B E U S E D , T W O O R T H R E E A R E G E N E R A L L Y S U F F I C I E N T . M O S T R E A D E R S W O U L D P R E F E R T O R E A D " P U D G Y , F U Z Z Y P U P P I E S " T H A N " T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . " Though I'd take either, if we're being perfectly honest.
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