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Adjectives

Adjectives are placed directly before nouns to describe certain qualities.

That is a complex organizational structure.

Our accounting policy includes keeping simple and understandable records.

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.

Outside aid is extremely important.

Our standard acknowledgement letter is polite.

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 gigantic tank is a vital tool for peace-building.

Everyone was seated at a round table for the ad hoc committee meeting with Arthur.

2. Dimension

Example:

3. Age

Example:

Our ancient social customs have proven adaptive capacity.

This ancient artwork is now the symbol of the Native People's Advocacy Alliance.

4. Shape

Example:

We printed our advocacy plan on round sheets of paper and that set our plan apart from the rest.

The circular figure dominated that phase of his paintings.

5. Color

Example:

The red dots on the map indicate affected populations.

Agency Endowment funds appear in red text in this report.

6. Origin

Example:

The Iraqi people and Iranian people are discovering areas of mutual interest.

The Italian delegates had the most popular political position.

7. Material

Example:

We printed our positioning statement on hemp paper.

Treat our balance sheet as if it's been etched in a stone tablet.

Here are some examples of nouns modified with three adjectives in the correct order based on the list above.

My happy round pink face is stamped on every the front page of every press kit.

Reaching that benchmark allowed us to provide more money to creative young European students.

That strange triangular ancient ruin is a perfect place for our presentation about UFOs.

Write a behavioral objective for the interesting round old man.

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