- Gramática - Língua InglesaAdjetivos | Adjectives
- Gramática - Língua InglesaDeterminantes e quantificadores | Determiners and quantifiers
The internal structure of the Noun Phrase (NP) in English
follows a strict order of pre-modification, particularly
regarding adjectives. Regarding the "Royal Order of
Adjectives" and the concept of "post-modification," mark
T, for true, and F, for false:
(__)The general order for cumulative adjectives before a head noun is: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, and Purpose, meaning that "a beautiful old Italian touring car" is grammatically correct while "a touring Italian old beautiful car" is not.
(__)Post-modification in a noun phrase can only be achieved through the use of relative clauses (adjective clauses), making structures like "the girl in the corner" or "the man to see" grammatically invalid as noun phrases.
(__)Deictic determiners (such as 'this', 'that') and possessives must always precede the pre-modifying adjectives, but they can be preceded by pre-determiners like "all", "both", or "half".
(__)Nouns acting as adjectives (noun adjuncts) are placed immediately after the head noun to emphasize their function, as seen in "soup chicken" instead of "chicken soup".
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the correct sequence of the items above, from top to bottom:
(__)The general order for cumulative adjectives before a head noun is: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, and Purpose, meaning that "a beautiful old Italian touring car" is grammatically correct while "a touring Italian old beautiful car" is not.
(__)Post-modification in a noun phrase can only be achieved through the use of relative clauses (adjective clauses), making structures like "the girl in the corner" or "the man to see" grammatically invalid as noun phrases.
(__)Deictic determiners (such as 'this', 'that') and possessives must always precede the pre-modifying adjectives, but they can be preceded by pre-determiners like "all", "both", or "half".
(__)Nouns acting as adjectives (noun adjuncts) are placed immediately after the head noun to emphasize their function, as seen in "soup chicken" instead of "chicken soup".
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the correct sequence of the items above, from top to bottom: