Let’s talk about the first one – quantity. The order of cumulative adjectives is as follows: quantity, opinion, size, age, color, shape, origin, material and purpose. And they have different punctuation rules. You’ll note that I also used three adjectives to describe the Metro: loud, hot and crowded. For example, if I told a native English speaker I was buying a folding new bike, they might not understand me. When we use more than one adjective to describe a noun, the adjectives are either cumulative or coordinative.Ĭumulative adjectives are adjectives that must appear in a special order to express the meaning that we want to express. And, in today’s program, I’m going to tell you about them. But why couldn’t I change the order? The answer is that they are cumulative adjectives. I just used two adjectives to describe the bike: new and folding. I need a different way to get to work! But what? Oh, I know: I’ll buy a new folding bike! Oh wait – or is it a folding new bike? No, that doesn’t sound right. And the train driver kept stopping and starting so I lost my footing and bumped into someone. How’s your day going? This morning, the Metro was loud, hot and crowded…again.
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