Here is the complete solution of adjective order class 12 English grammar unit 20.
| Adjective Order: DOSAS COMP | |
| Types | Examples |
| Determiner Adjectives | a/an/the/my/his/some/few etc |
| Opinion Adjectives | beautiful, ugly, interesting, etc |
| Size Adjectives | small, big, large, etc |
| Age Adjectives | new, old, ancient etc |
| Shape Adjectives | round, square, oval, etc. |
| Colour Adjectives | red, black, blue, etc |
| Origin Adjectives | Indian, Chinese, Japanese etc |
| Material Adjectives | golden, wooden, etc |
| Purpose Adjectives | relaxing, fighting, jumping etc |
Exercise: Adjective Order
Choose the correct alternative.
a. an old foreign car/a foreign old car
an old foreign ca
b. a beautiful white dress/ a white beautiful dress
a beautiful white dress
c. a nice tall young man/a tall nice young man
a nice tall young man
d. a big black wooden desk/ a black wooden big desk
a black wooden big desk
e. a delicious Italian pizza/ an Italian delicious pizza
a delicious Italian pizza
f. a huge brown bear/a brown huge bear
a huge brown bear
g. a purple cotton sleeping bag/ a cotton purple sleeping bag
a purple cotton sleeping bag
h. a beautiful old Indian village/an old beautiful Indian village
a beautiful old Indian village
i. a cute little kitten/ a little cute kitten
a cute little kitten
j. an expensive antique table /an antique expensive table
an expensive antique table
Exercise 2: Adjective Order
Put the adjectives in the following sentences in the correct order.
a. I bought (red/ a /comfortable/new) scooter.
I bought a comfortable new red scooter.
b. She reached home and sat on (relaxing/old/her/wooden) chair.
She reached home and sat on her old wooden relaxing chair.
c. We ate (Chinese/delicious/some) food.
We ate some delicious Chinese food.
d. I need (golden/delicious/some/round) apples.
I need some delicious round golden apples.
e. We like to live in a (calm/unmediated/remote) place for some time.
We like to live in a calm unmediated remote place for some time.
f. She is wearing (silver/beautiful / a(n)/ old) ring.
She is wearing a beautiful old silver ring.
g. I am looking for (golden/stylish/a/Japanese) watch.
I am looking for a stylish golden Japanese watch.
h. She dropped (old/china/attractive/a(n)) cup and smashed it.
She dropped an attractive old china cup and smashed it.
i. He wants to marry (young/pretty/educated/a(n)/rustic) girl.
He wants to marry a pretty young educated rustic girl.
j. We stayed in a (luxurious/five star/new) hotel in Dubai.
We stayed in a new luxurious five star new hotel in Dubai.
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