ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE “ADJECTIVES” “The Order Of Adjectives When Using Several In A Row”

ENGLISH GRAMMAR GUIDE “ADJECTIVES”

“The Order Of Adjectives When Using Several In A Row”

ORDERING MULTIPLE ADJECTIVES

Ketika sejumlah kata sifat yang digunakan bersama-sama, agar tergantung pada fungsi kata sifat. Urutan biasa adalah:

Quantity, Value/Opinion, Size, Temperature, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material

What the adjective expresses	Examples
Quantity	Four, ten, a few, several
Value/Opinion	Delicious, charming, beautiful
Size	Tall, tiny, huge
Temperature	Hot, cold
Age	Old, young, new, 14-year-old
Shape	Square, round
Colour	Red, purple, green
Origin	Swedish, Victorian, Chinese
Material	Glass, silver, wooden

Examples:

ü  They have a lovely old red post-box

ü  The playroom has six small round plastic tables

ü  I bought some charming Victorian silver ornaments at the flea market

ü  She is selling her flashy 3-year-old Italian car

ü  It was a beautiful cold day