Task 4. Adjective word order. Select the correct order of the adjectives in these sentences. 1. He invited that lady to dinner. a) young beautiful b) beautiful young
2. These are products. a) excellent agricultural b) agricultural excellent
3. Why can’t you wear your ___ dress tonight? a) pink silk b) silk pink
4. The boy needs ___ balls for that activity a) ten cotton small b) ten small cotton
5. I’ve booked that ___ table on the corner. a) big square b) square big
6. Mary’s husband gave her a ___ vase. a) porcelain French b) French porcelain
7. My brother wants to meet that ___ girl. a) tall Japanese b) Japanese tall
8. He broke Mother’s ___ milk jug. a) green old b) old green
9. What do you plan to do with these ___ bottles? a) empty wine b) wine empty
10. That ___ woman needs help. a) old foreign b) foreign old
11. There are two ___ dresses in her closet a) red beautiful b) beautiful red
12. Tom never lets his sister drive his ___ car. a) sports expensive b) expensive sports
13. When traveling to Peru, visit the ___ ruins.
14. She sells ___ cookies. a) delicious chocolate b) chocolate delicious
15. The room was decorated with ___ balloons. a) blue big b) big blue) ancient Inca b) Inca ancient

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1. He invited that lady to dinner.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) beautiful young.
- We use the order opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose. In this case, "beautiful" is an opinion, and "young" describes the age of the lady.

2. These are products.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) excellent agricultural.
- Again, using the order opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose, "excellent" is an opinion, and "agricultural" describes the type of products.

3. Why can’t you wear your ___ dress tonight?
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) silk pink.
- Following the same adjective order, "silk" describes the material of the dress, and "pink" describes the color.

4. The boy needs ___ balls for that activity.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) ten small cotton.
- Using the adjective order, "ten" describes the number of balls, "small" describes the size, and "cotton" describes the material.

5. I’ve booked that ___ table on the corner.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) big square.
- "Big" describes the size of the table, and "square" describes the shape.

6. Mary’s husband gave her a ___vase.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) French porcelain.
- "French" describes the origin of the vase, and "porcelain" describes the material.

7. My brother wants to meet that ___ girl.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) tall Japanese.
- "Tall" describes the height of the girl, and "Japanese" describes her origin.

8. He broke Mother’s ___milk jug.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) old green.
- "Old" describes the age of the milk jug, and "green" describes the color.

9. What do you plan to do with these ___bottles?
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) empty wine.
- "Empty" describes the state of the bottles, and "wine" describes the type of bottles.

10. That ___woman needs help.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) foreign old.
- "Foreign" describes the origin of the woman, and "old" describes her age.

11. There are two ___dresses in her closet.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) beautiful red.
- "Beautiful" is an opinion, and "red" describes the color of the dresses.

12. Tom never lets his sister drive his ___car.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) expensive sports.
- "Expensive" describes the cost of the car, and "sports" describes its type.

13. When traveling to Peru, visit the ___ruins.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) ancient Inca.
- "Ancient" describes the age of the ruins, and "Inca" describes their origin.

14. She sells ___cookies.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is a) delicious chocolate.
- "Delicious" is an opinion, and "chocolate" describes the type of cookies.

15. The room was decorated with ___balloons.
- The correct order of the adjectives in this sentence is b) big blue.
- "Big" describes the size of the balloons, and "blue" describes the color.

I hope this explanation helps you understand the correct order of adjectives in the given sentences.
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