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The Royal Order of Adjectives (OSASCOMP)
Opinion-Size-Age-Shape-Colour-Origin-Material-Purpose
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The Royal Order of Adjectives (OSASCOMP)
OrderOpinion-Size-Age-Shape-Colour-Origin-Material-Purpose
Definition
Multiple adjectives before a noun must follow a fixed sequence: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose, then the Noun.
Example Sentence
“She carried a beautiful small old brown Italian leather handbag.”
Common Mistake
an Italian small old leather brown beautiful handbag
Related Forms
a lovely big garden (Opinion before Size)
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