Ordering of adjectives in multiple pre-modification:
Ordering of adjectives in multiple pre-modification:
pre-central after determiner; usually adjectives non-gradable, used for emphasis
central subjective and objective epithets; subject comes as first
post-central participial adjective
pre-head classifiers; nearest to the noun
certain (emphasis)
rich (subjective)
old (objective)
retired (participial)
American (classifier)
Overlap with other word-classes:
with adverbs
function is different (fast, high, low, far, early, likely, weekly, daily, monthly)
daily newspapers (adjective) x newspapers come daily (adverb)
with verbs
it is a process itself in a progress; can’t be pre-modified
o ing – expresses the quality during the process
o ed – expresses the quality resulting from the precess
an approaching train (it’s not adjective but present participle)
the setting sun
a dying fashion (not adjective; you can’t say “extremely dying”)
a furnished room (not adjective)
Can’t be!!! a slightly setting sun
with nouns
● adjectives become nouns = nominalization
clever x stupid, young x old, beautiful x ugly
● nouns used as adjectives; pre-modified another noun
don’t allow pre-modification
a wool dress, a bus stop, a stone wall
