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Adjectives
Possessive Determiners PDF Print E-mail

Possessive determiners (sometimes called "possessive adjectives") are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.  We use possessive adjective to describe or limit the meaning of a noun, a pronoun, or a clause.  We use these words before nouns to say who something belongs to.  
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Form and Function of Adjectives PDF Print E-mail

ORDER

Where a number of adjectives are used together, the order depends on the function of the adjective. The usual order is:

Value/opinion, Size, Age/Temperature, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material

  Value/opinion   delicious, lovely, charming
  Size  small, huge, tiny
  Age/Temperature  old, hot, young
  Shape  round, square, rectangular
  Colour  red, blonde, black
  Origin  Swedish, Victorian, Chinese
  Material   plastic, wooden, silver

Examples:

  • a lovely old red post-box
  • some small round plastic tables
  • some charming small silver ornaments
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