Order of Adjectives
Adjectives follow a certain order.
- The brown basket is missing. (single adjective)
- The small brown basket is missing.
- I threw away my broken, obsolete cell phone.
- Possessive adjective (your)
- Size (large)
- Age (old)
- Color (black)
- Participle (broken)
- Proper adjective (English)
- Noun used as an adjective (house)
- Noun (stove) – This is the word that all the adjectives describe.
Use a comma between adjectives that are similar in importance.
- You can also use “and” instead of the comma for these adjectives.
For example: He’s a short and fat man. He’s a short, fat man. (“Short” and “fat” are both describing the man’s appearance, so they have equal importance.)
The first word is a noun, followed by several adjectives which describe it. Put the adjectives in the correct order–remember to include commas and capital letters!
