Common Core Standards

Grade 4

Language L.4.1.D

Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

Ordering adjectives can be a challenge. There are times when we still get stuck, so hey, we don't judge. The good news is you'll never use all types of adjectives in the order list. The bad news is that there is an order and there are generally eight different...uh, adjectival categories.

It varies a bit depending where you're looking, but here's a quick refresher: quantity, quality, size, age, shape, color, origin, and material. 

What does that give us? Five delicious, small, young, round, green, Swedish, wooden...you come up with the noun. We're stumped.

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