Oftentimes, more than one adjective is used to modify a noun or a pronoun.

When two or more adjectives are placed before the noun they modify, they are in a series.

Adjectives in a series follow a specific pattern.

The order of adjectives in a series should be as follows:

1. Limiting Adjectives:

a. article - a, an, the

b. demonstrative - this, these, that, those

c. numerical - one, first, two, second

2. Descriptive Adjectives:

a. evaluation (opinion or observation) - beautiful, ugly, good, bad

b. size - big, small

c. age - young, old, twenty-year-old

d. shape - round, square

e. color - red, yellow

f. origin - Filipino, American, Chinese

g. material - wooden, cement, woolen

h. purpose - rocking (chair), cooking (pan)

Review the kinds of adjectives that you studied with the help of the story that follows.

Back in 1632, Shah Jahan, a kind emperor in India, decided to build the Taj Mahal as a memorial to his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal, who had just died.

It took more than 20 backbreaking years and the labor of 20,000 patient workmen to complete the Taj Mahal.

Shah Jahan was greatly pleased with the graceful, large building with white marble walls.

The Taj Mahal, which contains the tombs of Shah Jahan and his wife, stands on a large, white terrace.

The mausoleum, with gleaming white domes and shiny slender minarets is reflected in a nearby pool. The beautiful gardens with tall, green trees surround the building.

There is no question that this majestic mausoleum is a place as great as the love of Shah Jahan for his wife.

In the given story, the adjectives were underlined. They are placed before the nouns they modify. The italicized words are the nouns.

Study the table that follows. It summarizes the kinds of adjectives used in the given story. Take note of how the adjectives are arranged.