7th Language Arts Unit 1: Grammar Adjective Order

Generally, the adjective order in English is:

• length + style + color

• style + color + length

• color + length + style

• length + color + style

What is the right order of this sentence?

• Mr. Alvaro has short, brown, wavy hair.

• Mr. Alvaro has short, wavy, brown hair.

• Mr. Alvaro has brown, short, wavy hair.

What sentence is grammatically wrong?

• Emily has long, straight, brown hair.

• Liz has long, wavy, brown hair.

• Brianna has brown, short, wavy hair.

• Gonza 'The Boss' has short, wavy, black hair

The correct order of this sentence is...

• a. Juan and Jose have short, black, wavy hair.

• b. Juan and Jose have short, wavy, black hair.

• c. Juan and Jose have black, short, wavy hair.

• d. Juan and Jose have wavy, black, short hair.

Thor has...

• long, wavy, blonde hair

• wavy, blonde, long hair

This man has...

• long, wavy, black hair

• black, long, wavy hair

The 'Mad Hatter' has...

• long, orange eyebrows

• orange, long eyebrows

Arrange the next sentence:

long / Wolverine / black / beard / has / a

• Wolverine has a long black bear.

• Wolverine has a black long bear.