ENGLISH FOR TEENS ADJECTIVE ORDER PART 2.pdf

All about adjective orders

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2. age Age adjectives are used to describe age, time, year, etc.
Example of Age Adjectives: new, old, young, ancient, modern, antique
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3. shape Shape adjectives are used to describe the form of something you want to describe
Example of Shape Adjectives: round, square, rectangle (n.) > rectangular (adj.),
triangle (n.) > triangular (adj.), flat
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4. origin Origin adjectives are used to describe someone's nationality.
Example of Origin Adjectives: Italian, Japanese, French, Indonesian, American,
Chinese
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5. mATERIAL Material adjectives are used to describe what's something made of.
Example of Material Adjectives: wood (n.) > wooden (adj.), plastic, cotton, silk,
leather, metal, gold (n.) > golden.
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6. examples D A Sh O M
They found an ancient round Chinese bronze mirror.

7. examples D A Sh O M
We bought a modern rectangular Italian glass table.

8. How to play?
1.You will be given a list of “items” for sale. Each item has
several adjectives before the noun.
2.Some descriptions are correct, some are incorrect (the
adjectives are in the wrong order).
3.Your job is to decide if you want to BUY or PASS.
If the order is correct, say “Buy!” and explain why it’s
correct.
If the order is incorrect, say “Pass!” and then fix it into the
correct order.
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