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Grammar and Linguistics > Order of Adjectives
Order of Adjectives
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szamoca
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Order of Adjectives
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Dear Colleagues,
One of my Ss asked the following questions:
1.If we have got both an opinion and a fact adjective when describing a noun which is the first one?
2. How can we decide that an adj. is an opinion or a fact adj.? ex. fashionable- if sg. is fashionable for me it doesn �t mean that is fashionable for others. The same thing with expensive.
Well I tried to find answers everywhere in my books but I can �t think of a logical answer.Could you help me?
Szamoca
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9 Nov 2009
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serene
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Hi szamoca,
Perhaps you �ll find the following pages useful:
Regards
serene |
9 Nov 2009
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szamoca
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Thank you serene. Unfortunatelly it didn �t help me. There is still no anwer to the first question.
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9 Nov 2009
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szamoca
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I �ve just found the answer after googling: opinion adj. usually stand before fact adj.
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9 Nov 2009
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julianbr
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yeah .. like - lovely green coat - and not green lovely coat ..
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9 Nov 2009
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szamoca
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Sorry you are right. So here are the examples:
A classic, elegant blue hat. -here classic is opinion or fact?
A nice, modern, red lamp.
A cheap, portable, purple computer.
A cheap, trendy, golden bracelet.
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9 Nov 2009
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ben 10
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have a look at my worsheet about adjectives order.
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9 Nov 2009
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serene
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As far as opinion adjectives are concerned, the most subjective adjective comes first.
In my opinion elegant is more subjective than classic,
nice more subjective than modern,
trendy more subjective than cheap.
Portable is fact |
10 Nov 2009
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delanne29
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Opinion comes first. I taught this in one of my advanced classes. You can find it in the book "Inside Out" - advanced. Think of an opinion as something personal. Varies from person to person. A fact cannot be changed. Opinions: fabulous, tasty, exquisite. Facts: caramelized, homemade, spicy. e.g A fabulous homemade cake. It can be fabulous or awful for some people, but the cake is still homemade. |
10 Nov 2009
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jocel
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Hello szamoca,
I hope this website could help you...
Best Wishes,
jocel |
10 Nov 2009
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