Read and study the following sentences:
The words in blue in the above sentences are adjectives that describe the nouns basketballs, dog, apples, and towel.
The adjectives follow a correct series or order. Study the tables below for the correct series or order.
Greg and Peter came with two new brown basketballs.
| two | number |
| new | quality |
| brown | color |
| basketballs | noun |
One big white dog met them at the gate.
| one | number |
| big | size |
| white | color |
| dog | noun |
Mother arrived with a dozen fresh red apples.
| a | article |
| dozen | number |
| fresh | quality |
| red | color |
| apples | noun |
She also bought one smooth rectangular blue towel.
| one | number |
| smooth | quality |
| rectangular | shape |
| blue | color |
| towel | noun |