Adjective Order
| | Opinion | Size | Age | Shape | Color | Origin | Material | Purpose | | |
| 1. | a | silly | | young | | | English | | | man |
| 2. | a | | huge | | round | | | metal | | bowl |
| 3. | a | | small | | | red | | | sleeping | bag |
Above are three description showing the correct order of adjectives.
The first is "a silly young English man."
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Adverb Order
| Subject | Verb | Manner | Place | Frequency | Time | Purpose | |
| 1. | Brigitte | swims | enthusiastically | in the pool | every morning | before dawn | to keep fit. |
| 2. | Our winner Jan | naps | in her classroom | every afternoon | before dinner. | ||
| 3. | Shawn Brown | walks | fast | to town | every morning | after trimming | the lawn. |
This table is from Comprehensive Grammar: World Talk--Dancing With English.
