Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option out of the given ones to complete the sentence given below:
That big circular____ brown _______ table is not for sale.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → antique, wooden
Order of adjectives:
- When several adjectives come before a noun, they usually follow this order: opinion, size, shape, age, colour, origin, material, purpose (many grammars put age before shape; both orders are found).
- This sentence: "big" (size) and "circular" (shape) come first, then the first blank, then "brown" (colour), then the second blank.
- First blank, between shape and colour: an age word, antique.
- Second blank, after colour: a material word, wooden.
- Complete sentence: That big circular antique brown wooden table is not for sale.
Example: He sold a large old brown leather sofa.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: wooden, antique — Incorrect.
- First blank: "wooden" is a material word; material comes after colour, not before it.
Example: She painted the brown wooden door. - Second blank: "antique" is an age word; age comes before colour, not after it.
Example: He bought an antique brown clock.
Option 3: Indian, plastic — Incorrect.
- First blank: "Indian" is an origin word; origin comes after colour, not before it.
Example: She wore a red Indian silk sari. - Second blank: "plastic" (material) after "brown" is in order, but the first blank already fails.
Example: Fill the blue plastic bucket with water.
Option 4: plastic, Indian — Incorrect.
- First blank: the material "plastic" comes before the colour "brown"; material comes after colour.
Example: He sat on a green plastic chair. - Second blank: the origin "Indian" comes after the material; origin comes before material.
Example: He wore an Indian cotton shirt.
Contrast: an age word (antique) comes before colour; a material word (wooden) comes after it.