Adjective Placement
When using more than one adjective to describe a noun place the adjectives in the following order before the noun.
NOTE: We usually use no more than 3 adjectives preceding a noun.
1. Opinion : an interesting book, a boring lecture
2. Dimension : a big apple, a thin wallet
3. Age : a new car, a modern building, an ancient ruin
4. Shape : a square box, an oval mask, a round ball
5. Color : a pink hat, a blue book, a black coat
6. Origin : some Italian shoes, a Canadian town, an American car
7. Material : a wooden box, a woolen sweater, a plastic toy
Here are some examples of nouns modified with three adjectives in the correct order based on the list above. Notice that the adjectives are not separated by commas.
A wonderful old Italian clock. (opinion - age - origin)
A big square blue box. (dimension - shape - color)
A disgusting pink plastic ornament. (opinion - color - material)
Some slim new French trousers. (dimension - age - origin)
Fonte: http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adjective_order.htm
Outros:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adjective.htm
Quiz:
http://iteslj.org/cw/1/vm-adj.html
http://www.manythings.org/vq/mc-adj.html
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