Handouts for Adjectives Word Order Test.pptx

Adjectives

1. Correct the order of the adjectives and nouns in the following sentences

2. 1. Age , colour , determiner or article, material, nationality, noun used as an adjective, opinion, religion, shape, main noun, size.

3. 2. desk office big ugly an wooden brown

4. 3. hair long black straight my sister's

5. 4. photograph black white and oval a family historic

6. 5. vase jade Ming beautiful a antique little green

7. 6. computer laptop high-tech brand-new deep university's blue my

8. Answer Key: Determiner or article, opinion, size, shape, age, colour , nationality, religion, material, noun used as an adjective; then the main noun . 2. An ugly big brown wooden office desk . Determiner or article - An opinion - ugly size - big shape -  age - colour - brown nationality -  religion -  material -  wooden noun used as an adjective - office the main noun - desk. 3. My sister's long straight black hair.

9. Determiner or article - My sister's opinion - size - long shape - straight age - colour - black nationality - religion - material - noun used as an adjective - the main noun - hair.

10. 4. A historic oval black and white family photograph . Determiner or article - a opinion - historic size - shape - oval age - (not historic, as historic means about a famous event .) colour - black and white nationality - religion - material - noun used as an adjective - family the main noun - photograph.

11. 5. A beautiful little antique green jade Ming vase . Determiner or article - a opinion - beautiful size - little shape - age - antique colour - green nationality - religion - material - jade noun used as an adjective - Ming the main noun - vase.

12. 6. My university's high-tech brand-new deep blue laptop computer . Determiner or article - My university's opinion - high-tech size - shape - age - brand-new colour - deep blue nationality - religion - material - noun used as an adjective - laptop the main noun - computer.