Putting several adjectives before a noun in the right order. · about 11 minutes
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What is it? When you use more than one adjective before a noun, they go in a fixed order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, then the noun: a lovely big old round brown wooden table.
Why does it matter? Native speakers rarely notice the rule, but a wrong order sounds odd: *a red big ball* instead of *a big red ball*.
Where do we use it? "She has a beautiful small cat." "He wore a long green coat." "It is a big old house."
In this lesson you will:
