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What are the pattern of sequencing adjectives?

The general pattern for sequencing adjectives in English is called the "Royal Order of Adjectives":

1. Determiners: Articles (a, an, the), possessives (my, your, his), demonstratives (this, that, these, those), numbers (one, two, three)

2. Opinion: Describes personal feelings or judgments (beautiful, ugly, delicious, boring)

3. Size: Refers to physical size (small, large, tiny, gigantic)

4. Shape: Describes the form or outline (round, square, triangular, curved)

5. Age: Indicates how old something is (new, old, ancient, young)

6. Color: Refers to the hue (red, blue, green, purple)

7. Origin: Identifies where something comes from (American, Italian, French, Asian)

8. Material: Specifies what something is made of (wooden, plastic, silver, cotton)

9. Purpose: Indicates what the item is used for (sleeping, cooking, writing, swimming)

Example:

* That beautiful, large, round, old, red, Italian, wooden, cooking table

Key Points:

* Not all categories are always present: You don't need to use every category in every sentence.

* Commas are used to separate adjectives within the same category: "That beautiful, large table"

* Adjectives of the same category are often coordinated with "and": "That beautiful and large table"

* Some adjectives can shift categories depending on context: "Old" can be age or opinion depending on the sentence.

Exceptions:

* Adjectives describing the same thing come in the order they appear in the sentence: "A black and white cat."

* Some adjectives are fixed: "High school student," "French fries"

* Other languages may have different adjective ordering rules.

Remember, these are general guidelines, and there is always room for creativity and flexibility. The goal is to use adjective order in a way that is clear, logical, and grammatically correct.

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