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Practice #2
Order of Adjectives

Correct the sentences. Some of them are correct.

1. There's a new huge American aircraft carrier in the harbor.

2. Mr. Sherwood is a young smart film critic.

3. The beautiful linoleum blue floor was scratched by the new furniture.

4. Vera was wearing a lovely silk blouse.

5. We had lunch on a red brick cozy patio.

6. Nick is an industrious young man.

7. He is wearing brown comfortable walking shoes.

8. There is a steel enormous plate in basement floor

9. The big red truck has been parked outside for most of the day.

10. The Harbords have a two-year-old cute little girl.

11. Mrs. Ellson drove up to the house in a bright red beautiful sports car.

12. The officers spent two hours negotiating with the young angry protesters.

13. The river was stopped by an enormous earthen dam.

14. Ebun is a Nigerian angelic young child.

15. The officer pointed the black huge menacing gun in our direction.
 

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