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FACT ADJECTIVES / OPINION ADJECTIVES |
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Sometimes we use two or more
adjectives together. Two examples: |
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A |
My brother
lives in a
nice
new
house. |
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B |
In the
kitchen there was a
beautiful
large
round
wooden
table. |
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Adjectives like new / large / round
/ wooden are
FACT ADJECTIVES.
They give us factual information about age, size,
colour, etc.
Adjectives like nice / beautiful are
OPINION
ADJECTIVES. They tell us what somebody
thinks of something or somebody.
As a general rule, opinion adjectives usually
go before fact adjectives. Check this table: |
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OPINION |
FACT |
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a |
nice |
sunny |
day |
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a |
delicious |
hot |
soup |
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an |
intelligent |
young |
man |
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a |
beautiful |
large round wooden |
table |
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ORDER OF ADJECTIVES |
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Sometimes you wish to use more than
one adjective before a noun. In that case, they
should come in a certain order. The seven categories
listed below are in the appropriate order: |
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OPINION
►
SIZE
►
SHAPE
►
TEXTURE
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COLOUR
►
NATIONALITY
►
MATERIAL |
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IMPORTANT: Adjectives of size and
length (big / small / tall /
short / long etc.) usually go before
adjectives of shape and width (round / fat
/ thin / slim / wide etc.).
Examples. a large round table; a tall thin
girl; a long narrow street. |
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Below, you will find an activity to
practise this grammar. |
