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![PURPOSE
9.
T h e p u r p o s e a d j e c t i v e
d e s c r i b e s w h a t s o m e t h i n g
i s u s e d f o r o r w h a t i t
d o e s ( e . g . , R A C I N G [ a s i n
r a c i n g c a r ] o r S L E E P I N G
[ a s i n s l e e p i n g b a g ] ) .
T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g ,
p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y ,
F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s .
T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s e
p u p p i e s i s t o b e
c o m p a n i o n s , s o t h e
p u r p o s e i n t h e e x a m p l e
i s P E T .](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/adjectiveorder-final2-160211162550-170124085901/75/Adjectiveorder-final2-160211162550-12-2048.jpg)
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Adjectiveorder final2-160211162550
The document discusses the proper order of adjectives when used in a series to modify a noun. It explains that adjectives should be in a particular order: determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, material, origin, purpose. An example is provided to illustrate this order using "ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies". Each adjective in the series is identified according to its category in the prescribed order. The conclusion notes that generally two to three adjectives are sufficient to modify a noun.
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- 2. "Order of adjectives? Can't Ijust lump them all together in front of the noun and call it a day?"
- 3. 1. DETERMINER 2. OPINION 3. SIZE 4. AGE 5. SHAPE 6. COLOR 7. MATERIAL 8. ORIGIN 9. PURPOSE It might surpriseyou to discover that when adjectives are presented in a series, they must follow a particular order. HERE'S THE PROPER ORDER OF ADJECTIVES!
- 4. 1. DETERMINER Determiners includearticles (a, an, or the) and other limiters (e.g., your, eight, or his). Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The determiner in this example is ten (because you can never have too many puppies).
- 5. 2. OPINION Theopinionadjectivedescribesan observationorwhatyouthinkabout something(e.g., beautiful,tasty, or horrific). Tenlovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, Frenchpetpuppies. Theopinioninthisexampleislovable (eventhoughsomewouldarguethat's notsomuchanopinionasafact).
- 6. 3. SIZE S iz e d e s c r i b e s h o w b i g o r s m a l l s o m e t h i n g i s ( e . g . , B I G , S M A L L , M I N U S C U L E , o r E N O R M O U S ) . T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g , p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y , F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s . T h e s i z e i n t h e e x a m p l e i s S M A L L .
- 7. A G E4. As y o u w o u l d e x p e c t , a g e d e s c r i b e s h o w y o u n g o r o l d s o m e t h i n g i s ( e . g . , Y O U N G , O L D , A N C I E N T , o r N E W ) . Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The size in the example is young. (We're talking puppies, not dogs. Not everyone is a dog person, but everyone is a puppy person.)
- 8. 5. SHAPE Next, describewhat shape something is (e.g., round, square, or flat). Ten lovable, small, young, pudgy, beige, fuzzy, French pet puppies. The size in the example is pudgy.
- 9. O V ER H A L F W A Y T H E R E , F O L K S ! N E X T I N T H E L I S T I S C O L O R ( E . G . , R E D , P I N K I S H , O R Y E L L O W ) . T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . T H E C O L O R I S U S U A L L Y P R E T T Y E A S Y T O S P O T . I N T H E E X A M P L E , I T ' S B E I G E . 6 . C O L O R
- 10. 7. MATERIAL THE MATERIALDESCRIBES WHAT SOMETHING IS MADE OUT OF (E.G., WOODEN, COTTON, SILVER, OR METAL). TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE, FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES. ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW PUPPIES ARE MADE OUT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, IT'S PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE TO DESCRIBE THEM AS FUZZY.
- 11. 8. ORIGIN O RI G I N D E S C R I B E S W H E R E S O M E T H I N G I S F R O M ( E . G . , F R E N C H , W E S T E R N , O R S O L A R ) . T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . T H E O R I G I N I N T H E E X A M P L E I S F R E N C H . ( T H E S E A R E F R E N C H B U L L D O G P U P P I E S , A B R E E D T H A T O R I G I N A T E S , A S Y O U W O U L D E X P E C T , I N F R A N C E . )
- 12. PURPOSE 9. T h ep u r p o s e a d j e c t i v e d e s c r i b e s w h a t s o m e t h i n g i s u s e d f o r o r w h a t i t d o e s ( e . g . , R A C I N G [ a s i n r a c i n g c a r ] o r S L E E P I N G [ a s i n s l e e p i n g b a g ] ) . T e n l o v a b l e , s m a l l , y o u n g , p u d g y , b e i g e , f u z z y , F r e n c h p e t p u p p i e s . T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s e p u p p i e s i s t o b e c o m p a n i o n s , s o t h e p u r p o s e i n t h e e x a m p l e i s P E T .
- 13. FINALLY . .. THE NOUN NOW THAT YOU'VE LISTED ALL THE ADJECTIVES, IT'S TIME TO IDENTIFY THE WORD YOU HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING (I.E., THE NOUN). FINALLY! WE HAVE REACHED THE PUPPIES. TEN LOVABLE, SMALL, YOUNG, PUDGY, BEIGE, FUZZY, FRENCH PET PUPPIES. IN THE EXAMPLE, THE NOUN IS PUPPIES, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T GET THE MEMO . . .
- 14. C O NC L U S I O N W H I L E T H E R E A R E N O R U L E S L I M I T I N G T H E N U M B E R O F A D J E C T I V E S T H A T C A N B E U S E D , T W O O R T H R E E A R E G E N E R A L L Y S U F F I C I E N T . M O S T R E A D E R S W O U L D P R E F E R T O R E A D " P U D G Y , F U Z Z Y P U P P I E S " T H A N " T E N L O V A B L E , S M A L L , Y O U N G , P U D G Y , B E I G E , F U Z Z Y , F R E N C H P E T P U P P I E S . " Though I'd take either, if we're being perfectly honest.
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