Rearrange these sets of words correctly.
rug a big colourful rectangular
bright pink round peaches
intelligent lady Asian a young
tiny kitten cute a fluffy
a new wonderful restaurant Italian
Answer (1)
To rearrange the sets of words correctly, we need to follow the typical order of adjectives in English. In general, adjectives should be ordered as follows: quantity or number, quality or opinion, size, age, shape, color, proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material), and purpose or qualifier.
Here's how to correctly arrange each set of words:
a big colorful rectangular rug
'rug' is the noun, and the adjectives describe it.
'big' (size), 'colorful' (quality/opinion), 'rectangular' (shape).
bright pink round peaches
'peaches' is the noun being described.
'bright pink' (color), 'round' (shape).
a young intelligent Asian lady
'lady' is the noun, and the adjectives should logically follow.
'young' (age), 'intelligent' (opinion), 'Asian' (origin).
a tiny cute fluffy kitten
'kitten' is what the adjectives are describing.
'tiny' (size), 'cute' (opinion), 'fluffy' (quality).
a wonderful new Italian restaurant
'restaurant' is the noun, with adjectives describing it.
'wonderful' (opinion), 'new' (age), 'Italian' (origin).
Each set of words has been reordered following the standard pattern for adjective placement in sentences, which aids in creating grammatically correct and easily understandable sentences.
