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Adjective Order

1) Adjectives can be used before or after nouns to describe them. 2) There is generally an order of adjectives used before nouns, with opinion/size coming before age/shape/color etc. 3) Examples are given showing adjectives in the proper order preceding different nouns like "an expensive small German racing car" or "long blonde hair".

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Adjective Order

1) Adjectives can be used before or after nouns to describe them. 2) There is generally an order of adjectives used before nouns, with opinion/size coming before age/shape/color etc. 3) Examples are given showing adjectives in the proper order preceding different nouns like "an expensive small German racing car" or "long blonde hair".

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1) Adjectives can be used before the noun: He's an old soldier. They're intelligent students. That's an expensive car.

2) Adjectives can be used after a linking verb: The soldier is old. The students see intelligent.

The car looks expensive.

Adjective Order:
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,o e -xa ples: An expensive s all )er an racing car A pretty anti%ue gold irror ,o e tiny round yello! "lo!ers .ong blonde hair A ediu s%uare checker board A little blue cardboard doll house A strong young A erican baseball player ,o e tasty *talian "ood A noisy +#year#old !hite ,ia ese cat

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