Sometimes I find myself in the position to describe something and of course making massive use of adjectives. Check out the following sentences, I would say, for example:
- three large red apples;
- three red large apples;
are equally correct, I think but I've never heard anyone say:
- large three red apples;
- large red three apples...
and so on. I don't know if there actually exists any specific rule, but in which order should adjectives be put? Is there a right way to list them?
Answer
The order used to write adjectives should be the following one, basing on the category of the adjectives:
- Opinion
- Size
- Age
- Shape
- Color
- Material
- Origin
- Purpose
In your case, the order should be: three, large, red.
The linked paged doesn't say where to put numerals, but I would put them before every adjective.
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