Adjective Order

When several adjectives modify the same noun, there is a particular order they must follow in English. Certain adjectives come before others. (Not all have to be used in the same sentence.)

See the chart below

Quantifier	Article Possessive Demonstrative	Number Sequence	Quality Size	Shape	Color	Origin	Material
Some of	the, a, an	three	wonderful	round	red	Japanese	metal
all of	this, that	second	clean	square	yellow	Italian	ceramic
Both	my, his	next	large	flat	black	French	wood

Examples:

Some of the hungry gentlemen

The last great civilization

Ten big round metal rings

The beautiful Japanese ceramic vase

Either of the small green apples

My three lovely daughters

An interesting wooden statue

The third red plastic container

 

See also:

Grammar: Adjectives

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