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Thursday, November 13, 2025

ORDER OF THE ADJECTIVES


 OSASCOMP 
(Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose) 

The typical order is:

  1. Determiner (Articles, Possessives, Quantifiers like a, the, my, two).

  2. Opinion (Subjective, e.g., beautiful, horrible, nice).

  3. Size (e.g., big, tiny, small).

  4. Age (e.g., old, new, young).

  5. Shape (e.g., round, square, triangular).

  6. Color (e.g., black, red, yellow).

  7. Origin (Nationality/Source, e.g., British, French, Turkish).

  8. Material (e.g., woolen, wooden, silk).

  9. Purpose (What it's used for, often a noun acting as an adjective, e.g., writing (paper), cooking (utensils)).

  10. Noun

Write a paragraph describing your dream boyfriend or girlfriend , using at least three adjectives before the noun in three different sentences.

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