英语练习题中形容词的连续使用
question:
Bill was very happy to be the owner of a(n)____ car.
A.red expensive Japanese sports
B. expensive red Japanese sports
C.Japanese expensive red expensive
D.expensive red sports Japanese
The key is "B".Can you explain "why"?

Question

英语练习题中形容词的连续使用
question:
      Bill was very happy to be the owner of a(n)____ car.
      A.red expensive Japanese sports
      B. expensive red Japanese  sports
      C.Japanese expensive red expensive 
      D.expensive red sports Japanese
  The key is "B".Can you explain  "why"?

Answer

The answer is B: expensive, red, Japanese sports

Adjectives in English are usually put in the following order:

Opinion...Size...Shape...Condition...Age...Color...Origin...Material...Use

Examples:

Opinion (good, bad, lovely, delicious, etc.)
Size (large, tiny, tall, etc.)
Condition (broken, swollen, twisted, etc.)
Age (old, new, ancient, etc.)
Color (red, green, clear, etc.)
Origin (Korean, American, French, etc.)
Material (wooden, paper, silver, etc.)
Use (kitchen, sports, work, etc.)

In the example question:

"expensive" (opinion or condition)
"red" (color)
"Japanese" (origin)
"sports" (use)

For most ESL students of English, this order must simply be memorized.  Native speakers just "feel" what is right, from hearing it so many times.

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