Fill in the blank with the adjectives in the correct order:
In January, Nani wraps herself in a ______ shawl that her own mother gave her.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → pretty old Kashmiri woollen
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun, for example a tall tree, the food is tasty.
Order of adjectives:
When several adjectives come before a noun, they follow a fixed order. Opinion (what we think of the thing) comes first. Then come age, origin (where the thing comes from) and material (what it is made of), in that order.
- Opinion: pretty
- Age: old
- Origin: Kashmiri
- Material: woollen
Complete sentence: In January, Nani wraps herself in a pretty old Kashmiri woollen shawl that her own mother gave her.