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If you can master the correct adjective order, your English will sound
very natural!
In general, the correct order of adjectives in English is:
1
Opini
on
Size
Sha
pe
Age
Col
or
Nationality/Ori
gin
Materi
al
Purpo
se
mug
OPINION ADJECTIVES
SHAPE ADJECTIVES
AGE ADJECTIVES
old / ancient
new / young
COLOR ADJECTIVES
NATIONALITY/ORIGIN ADJECTIVES
MATERIAL ADJECTIVES
PURPOSE ADJECTIVES
Purpose adjectives are almost like part of the noun. They describe
what the object is used for:
running shoes
a sleeping bag
a flower vase
a frying pan
a tennis racket
OTHER ADJECTIVES
There are other adjectives that dont fall into the categories above.
For these, the essential rule to remember is that opinion
adjectives always come before fact adjectives (appearance and
other descriptive adjectives):
delicious (opinion) organic (fact) food
crazy (opinion) religious (fact) people
interesting (opinion) cultural (fact) traditions
confusing (opinion) financial (fact) data