Question

1.Observe the example. (Observe o exemplo)

Order of Adjectives • In English, it is common to use more than one adjective to describe a noun. These adjectives must be used in the proper order.

Example: Here is a beautiful, red, cloth flag.

Why does beautiful come before red?

Why does red come before cloth?

Beautiful (opinion)

Red (color)

Cloth (material)

2.Classify the following words to practice using the proper order of adjectives in a sentence:

(Classifique as palavras abaixo de acordo com sua categoria, observando a ordem correta dos adjetivos em uma sentença).

Small- round – German- red- sleeping- generous- old – man- four- metal

Number (número)

Opinion (opinião)

Size (tamanho)

Age (idade)

Shape (forma, formato)

Color (cor) RED

Origin (origem)

Material (material)

Purpose (objetivo, propósito)

Noun (substantivo)

3.Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences.

(Escolha a opção correta de acordo com a ordem dos adjetivos)

1) The woman is wearing a ________ dress.

A) yellow long

B) long yellow

2) He is a ________ man.

A) tall thin

B) thin tall

3) The company makes ________ products.

A) excellent farming

B) farming excellent

4) James recently departed on a ________ trip.

A) camping long

B) long camping

5) I love eating ________ strawberries.

A) red big

B) big red

6) The ________ woman did well on the test.

A) intelligent young

B) young intelligent

7) The ticket costs ________ dollars.

A) ten US

B) US ten

8) The scientists have found a ________ cure for the disease.

A) new great

B) great new

9) I am going to wear my ________ tie to the wedding.

A) big cotton blue

B) blue big cotton

C) big blue cotton

10) Please recycle those ________ bottles.

A) three water empty

B) three empty water

C) water empty three

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Answer 1

Resposta:

2.

small -> size

round -> shape

german -> origin

red -> color

sleeping -> purpose

generous-> opinion

old -> age

man -> noun

four -> number

metal-> material

3.

1 - a

2 - b

3 - a

4 - b

5 - a

6 - a

7 - a

8 - b

9 - b

10 - b