- Opinion adjective go before fact adjectives,
- If there is more than one fact adjective, the go in the following order:
This is very difficult to remember, so I'm writing a rime that a teacher tell me some time ago, in order to helping me to remain this order in my memory:
“In my nice (opinion) big (size) flat,
there’s an old (age) round (shape/style)
box,
for my green (colour/pattern) Swiss (nationality)
hat,
and my woolly (material) walking (purpose) socks”
If that doesn't work, you always can use the "acronim" formed by the first word of every adjective. I mean, you can use: OSAShCNMP
Even so, if this doen't help, you could try with the following chain of characters: it is used by Vicent, one of my blog reader and an English student too: 'BNLPISS', which means 'Big New Long Pink Italian Silk Skirt'
I hope this help.
Please, If you find any mistake or you have another point of view about the information that I have posted, please leave a comment. We can all learn together! This blog feeds on your coments!!
It really doesn´t matter because I don´t most native speakers are aware of this. I don´t even remember learning it my grammar classes. You can learn if you want to, but in your everyday interactions with native speakers it proabably would not make a difference.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Margaret, in day to day life, the order it's no important for people, but in my exams, my teachers take it into account. I use this chain of characters to remember the order 'BNLPISS', which means:
ReplyDelete'Big New Long Pink Italian Silk Skirt'
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ReplyDeleteThank you for both your comments.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you: sometimes, at lenguage schools teach us things that are not really useful or needed in a dayly life. I always think the same: to pass an English exam is not the same thing as knowing English.
Vicent, your chain of characters is much easier than mine. If you don't mind, I would like to updated the post with your contribution.
Of course I don't mind Sasha, I'd be very proud of it.
DeleteThank you.