E1 Revision - 6B

English 1

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Order of Adjectives

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Adjectives are given in the order:

• Opinion - Size - Shape - Age - Color - Origin - Material - Purpose

• Example: I bought some charming Victorian silver ornaments at the flea market.

Multiple Choice

Which order is correct?

• Small round six plastic tables.

• Six small round plastic tables.

• Plastic round six small tables.

• Round six small plastic tables.

What Happens if you have two adjectives from the same category?

• If you have more than one adjective from the same category, they are listed. Use and between two adjectives, use commas and an and for three or more.

• Example: "a green and red christmas ornament" or "a red, white and blue flag"

Open Ended

Write a sentence with thre different adjectives (from different categories) in it, to describe a noun of your choice.

Articles

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Indefinite Articles (a/an)

• used to refer to the noun for the first time

• only used for singular nouns

• example: an elephant and a car

Definite Artictle (the)

• used when the referenced noun has already been introduced

• can be used for singular and plural nouns

• example: the Earth, the sandwiches