30h. Order of cumulative adjectives

30hPlace cumulative adjectives in an appropriate order.

Adjectives usually come before the nouns they modify and may also come after linking verbs. (See 46d and 47b.)

Cumulative adjectives, which cannot be joined by the word and or separated by commas, must come in a particular order. If you use cumulative adjectives before a noun, see the chart on this page. The chart is only a guide; don’t be surprised if you encounter exceptions. (See also 33d.)

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Order of cumulative adjectives

first article or other noun marker a, an, the, her, Joe’s, two, many, some
evaluative word attractive, dedicated, delicious, ugly, disgusting
size large, enormous, small, little
length or shape long, short, round, square
age new, old, young, antique
color yellow, blue, crimson
nationality French, Peruvian, Vietnamese
religion Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim
material silver, walnut, wool, marble
last noun/adjective tree (as in tree house), kitchen (as in kitchen table)

the noun modified house, coat, bicycle, bread, woman, coin

My large blue wool coat is in the attic.

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