Ordering adjectives

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What is the correct order of adjectives in the phrase: 'a cotton, orange shirt'?

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The correct order is 'an orange, cotton shirt'. Adjectives describing color come before material.

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Which is correct: 'three fun games' or 'fun three games'?

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The correct order is 'three fun games'. Numbers come before descriptive adjectives.

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What is the correct order of adjectives in the phrase: 'a large, pretty blanket'?

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The correct order is 'a pretty, large blanket'. Descriptive adjectives come before size.

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Which is correct: 'five little kids' or 'little five kids'?

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The correct order is 'five little kids'. Numbers come before descriptive adjectives.

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What is the correct order of adjectives in the phrase: 'two square, blue tables'?

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The correct order is 'two blue, square tables'. Color adjectives come before shape.

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What is the rule for ordering adjectives in English?

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The general order is: Quantity, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose.

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What comes first in the order of adjectives: size or color?

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Size comes before color in the order of adjectives.

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In the phrase 'a beautiful, old house', which adjective describes opinion and which describes age?

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'Beautiful' describes opinion and 'old' describes age.

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What is an example of a sentence using three adjectives in the correct order?

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The big, red, shiny apple.

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How do you remember the order of adjectives?

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Use the acronym OSASCOMP: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose.