This flashcard explains the order of adjectives: Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Colour - Origin - Material ("beautiful", "large", "round" in the example).
Ce flashcard explique l'ordre des adjectifs : Opinion - Taille - Âge - Forme - Couleur - Origine - Matériau ("beautiful", "large", "round" dans l'exemple).
| Task | Choose the sentence with the right word order |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | Andrew bought a large beautiful round aquarium yesterday. |
| b | Andrew bought a large round beautiful aquarium yesterday. |
| c | Andrew bought a beautiful large round aquarium yesterday. |
| d | Andrew bought a round beautiful large aquarium yesterday. |
| comment | When we need to use many adjectives in one sentence, they should be placed in the following order: Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Colour - Origin - Material. 'Beautiful' is an opinion adjective, 'large' is an adjective of size, 'round' - an adjective that determines shape. |
| topic | word order |
| level | 2 |
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