Learn English – Please check the mnemonic rhyme for adjectives

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According to the English grammar, the adjectives between article and noun should be in order:

  1. opinion
  2. size
  3. shape
  4. condition
  5. age
  6. color
  7. pattern
  8. origin
  9. material
  10. purpose

In order to remember this, I build an English mnemonic rhyme by myself:

a lovely small thin sex-hungry 21-year-old girl'red striped Japanese silk sleeping underwear.

Don't laugh at me, I just want to memorize it well. Is it okay?
If possible, would you give me a good example which includes all the adjectives and is more easily to remember?

Best Answer

Your mnemonic seems good for its purpose.

You should know that the rule in question does have exceptions, and this is actually a shockingly complicated and controversial subject:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1155/what-is-the-rule-for-adjective-order

As Jasper noted, most native English speakers are not taught this rule but instead absorb what sounds natural through osmosis. While the rule might be helpful for writing, I don't think you'll ever be able to apply it at conversation speed, and you should probably supplement it with repetitive practice of common multi-adjective phrases.

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