Adjective Order
The standard adjective order in English is: Opinion (lovely, strange) → Size (large, tiny) → Age (old, new) → Shape (round, square) → Colour (red, blue) → Origin (French, wooden) → Material (cotton, metal) → Purpose (sleeping bag, running shoes). A useful mnemonic: OSASCOMP. You rarely use more than three adjectives at once in natural speech.
The standard adjective order in English is: Opinion (lovely, strange) → Size (large, tiny) → Age (old, new) → Shape (round, square) → Colour (red, blue) → Origin (French, wooden) → Material (cotton, metal) → Purpose (sleeping bag, running shoes). A useful mnemonic: OSASCOMP. You rarely use more than three adjectives at once in natural speech.
Practice
Which phrase has the adjectives in the correct order?
She wore asilk scarf.
Put the adjectives in the correct order before the noun: