GRAMMAR NO. 3: Canonical Order of Adjectives

English adjectives always precede the noun, or they follow verb "to be". For example:

I want to buy a new car

This car is new

Adjectives in English can never go in the plural. For example:

He is 3 years old

BUT

I have a 3-year-old boy

Adjectives admit different "grades".

1) the same ... as; as ... as; so ... as; not so ... as

2) ...-er than; more ... than

3) the ...-est; the most ...

But an interesting aspect of English adjectives is that, when they appear in a series, they usually take a "canonical order".

Some links to exercises: 1. Some basic exercise here 2. More here 3. A game here LET´S CHECK HOW MUCH WE HAVE LEARNED DOING THIS QUIZ