Adjectives describe nouns. Descriptions come in many sizes and colors. They can be exactly that – size, color, age, condition, origin – the list goes on and on.
But did you know that when describing an object (noun), there is an order that you use in that description (adjectives)?
Adjectives in English (not to be confused with other languages) absolutely must be in this order: number – opinion – size – age – shape – color – origin – material – then noun. Most of us naturally use this format without thinking about it, so it is something we didn’t know that we already knew.
Of course, we don’t necessarily use all these kinds of adjectives when describing something, but the ones we do use need to be in this order. So, you can have a nice little new red Swiss pocket knife, but if you mess with that word order, you will come off as sounding a little strange. And we wouldn’t want that, would we?
