Describing People and Objects
Adjectives
Adjectives are placed directly before nouns to describe certain qualities.
She is an anxious business traveler.
They own popular sports venues.
Adjectives are also often used with the verb 'to be' to describe the character of people or things. In this case, place the adjective at the end of the sentence.
Food purveyors are very valuable.
The rooms manager is healthy.
Adjective Order
It is possible to use a string of adjectives to describe a person, place or thing. When using more than one adjective, use the following pattern to place the adjectives in order before the noun.
Opinion, dimension, age, shape, color, origin, material + noun
NOTE: Use no more than three adjectives to describe a noun.
1. Opinion
Example:
The square loaf of bread is stale.
The thin man is on a special-diet.
2. Dimension
Example:
3. Age
Example:
Fresh appetizers are presented and served hourly.
He was a young pest control expert.
4. Shape
Example:
The round menus are very popular.
The rectangular pages contain expositions on trains.
5. Color
Example:
The orange uniforms look good on the food service supervisors.
The red logo is a hit with the marketing department.
6. Origin
Example:
Japanese food and beverage costs are down.
Italian tracking and reporting techniques are efficient.
7. Material
Example:
Silk sheets increase the guest's satisfaction.
The paper kite did not survive the tree branches on this occasion.
Here are some examples of nouns modified with three adjectives in the correct order based on the list above.
The beautiful large red hotel meeting space was perfect for our meeting.
The lovely modern Chinese valet parking lot was striking.
"Hospitality management chose a small rectangular yellow sign.,"
A disgusting rectangular old tablecloth was on display.