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EnglandFranceChinaEnglishFrenchChinese2. Attributive adjectivesAdjectives which precede the noun they modify are usually referred to as attributiveadjectives. For instance, in the following examples, the attributive adjectives areunderlined.e.g. Heavy rain is expected.We saw white swans on the river.In these examples, heavy is an attributive adjective modifying the noun rain, andwhite is an attributive adjective modifying the noun swans.a. Order of attributive adjectivesIt is possible for a noun to be preceded by many different types of attributive adjective.In the following example, the attributive adjectives are underlined.e.g. Two large red cardboard milk cartons stood on the steps.In this example, two is a cardinal number, large is an adjective indicating size, red isan adjective indicating color, cardboard is an adjective indicating a type of material,and milk is a defining adjective indicating purpose.When a noun is preceded by more than one type of attributive adjective, the differenttypes of adjective are usually arranged in a particular order. For instance, the followingexample contains eleven different types of attributive adjective.e.g. a small, heavy, snug, warm, 100·year·old, round· bellied black iron Norwegian woodstoveIn this example, a is an article, small is an adjective indicating size, heavy is anadjective indicating weight, snug is a general descriptive adjective, warm is anadjective indicating temperature, 100-year-old is an adjective indicating age, roundbelliedis an adjective indicating shape, black is an adjective indicating color, iron isan adjective indicating a type of material, Norwegian is a proper adjective, and woodis a defining adjective indicating a method of operation.The different types of attributive adjective are usually arranged In the order shown inthe following table.Usual Order of Attributive Adjectives1) certain determiners such as all, both and half2) determiners including the articles a, and and the;possessive adjectives e.g. my, his, her, our and their;demonstrative adjectives e.g. that, these, this, and those; and