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Grammar and Linguistics > order of adjectives
order of adjectives
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Yams
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order of adjectives
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hello dear teachers!
the other day I came
across this sentence: trendy red baggy
top with a hood
Is it
correct to write baggy after the colour?
In the book
where I found that sentence says that the order of adjectives is the following
one:
Opinion -
Size - Colour - Style/cut - Material - noun
-- Long --- baggy --- combat trousers.
Is that
grammatically correct?
Thanks in
advance
Yams
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12 May 2011
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yanogator
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It works. If "baggy" is a description of the size, it comes before the color. You can think of it as a style (as your trousers example shows), so it can be after the color. Bruce |
12 May 2011
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Yams
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yes, it �s just I was always taught and have always seen that the order of adjectives is
- Determiner
- Opinion
- Size
- Shape
- Age
- Color
- Origin
- Material
- Purpose/Qualifier
and according to this order, "baggy" should be before the colour, and not the other way around... it �s a meeeees!!!! and I �m confused now! Anyway, thanks Bruce! 
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12 May 2011
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dturner
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And let �s face it. Native English speakers do not always follow the rules of order. I am teaching this concept to my students at the moment, and I often have to stop, think, and compare what I would say naturally to the list written on the wall. Sorry, sometimes words are not in the correct order and sound very strange to my ears if they are written as suggested by the rules. However, that being said, I try to teach my students using the correct order even though at times I �m gnashing my teeth.
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12 May 2011
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redcamarocruiser
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Also, when you put baggy immediately in front of top, it emphasized that it is a baggy top that is incidently red.
If you place baggy in front of red, then you have a red top that happens to also be baggy.
The word closest to the noun being modified is the most defining, important, and emphasized in the description.
trendy red baggy
top with a hood. What kind of top? A baggy top.
trendy baggy red
top with a hood. What kind of top? A red top.
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12 May 2011
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PhilipR
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After a few years of (hand)washing, Little Red Riding Hood would probably end up with a rather baggy red top.
Rubenesque females are now flocking to high-street shops to buy fashionable red baggy tops.
BTW, English grammar is a 90% affair. Rules usually apply most of the time, but there are always exceptions, either prescribed or derived from daily usage... |
12 May 2011
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Yams
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ok! thank you all for answering my question!
love
yams
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12 May 2011
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