Determine the correct adjective order ('opinion' before 'origin') and the sentence structure in the past continuous tense.
Determinar el orden correcto de los adjetivos ('opinion' antes que 'origin') y la estructura de la oración en pasado continuo.
| Task | Choose the sentence with the right word order |
|---|---|
| Answer | 1 |
| a | John was wearing a fantastic Italian coat. |
| b | John was wearing an Italian fantastic coat. |
| c | John was a fantastic Italian coat wearing. |
| d | John was an Italian fantastic coat wearing. |
| comment | There is a certain word order in statements with the Past Continuous Tense: Subject - Auxiliary - Predicate with -ing ending - Object. 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. 'Fantastic' is an opinion adjective and 'Italian' is an adjective of origin. |
| topic | word order |
| level | 1 |
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