Everyday Grammar - VOA Learning English Describing Pets - November 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
Clear tips on choosing adjectives to describe a pet's color, size, shape, texture, and age. A guide to opinion words like beautiful, smart, and funny for personality descriptions. A concise rule list for the correct order when stacking multiple adjectives. A step-by-step example showing how to apply adjective order to describe a specific pet.
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Adjective Categories Matter For Pet Descriptions
- Describing pets uses multiple adjective categories beyond color or size.
- Faith Perlow lists categories like opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose to frame descriptions.
Start With Physical Details Then Add Age And Personality
- Describe pets starting with physical appearance: color, size, shape, and texture of fur or scales.
- Also include age (days to years or terms like young or senior) and personality using opinion adjectives.
Follow The Standard Adjective Order
- Use a conventional order when stacking adjectives: quantity, opinion, size, age, shape/length, color, origin, material, purpose.
- Faith Perlow enumerates the order and notes American English sometimes swaps age and opinion.