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certain other determiners such as another, any, each, either,enough, every, neither, no, some, what and which3) cardinal numbers e.g. one, two, three; andcertain other determiners such as few, many and several4) determiners such as fewer, fewest, least, less, more and most5) general descriptive adjectives, often in the followi ng order:a) adjectives indicating size e.g. large, long, narrowb) adjectives indicating weight e.g. heavy, lightc) participles and other adjectives e.g. clever, excited, interestingd) adjectives indicating temperature e.g. cold, hot, warme) adjectives indicating humidity e.g. dry, damp, wetf) adjectives indicating age e.g. new, six-month-old, youngg) adjectives indicating shape e.g. barrel-shaped, round, square6) adjectives indicating color e.g. blue, grey, white7) adjectives indicating materials e.g. cloth, leather, metal8) proper adjectives e.g. American, Victorian9) defining adjectives, usually indicating purpose, method of operation, location,time or categories of peoplei. DeterminersThe usual order of different types of determiner is indicated in the first four categoriesof the table above.1) The determiners in the first category, all, both and half, usually precede otherattributive adjectives.e.g. all three tablesboth the studentshalf the red rosesAlternatively, before the article the, the words all, both and half may be used aspronouns, followed by the word of.e.g. all of the tablesboth of the studentshalf of the red roses2) The determiners in the second category of the table above include articles,possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, and the determiners another, any,each, either, enough, every, neither, no, some, what and which. A noun can usuallybe modified by only one of the attributive adjectives in this category.If it is desired to convey the idea expressed by a possessive adjective combined withanother adjective in this category, the possessive adjective must be changed to thecorresponding possessive pronoun preceded by of, and must follow the noun.For instance, the ideas expressed by the phrase this black horse, combined with thepossessive adjective my; and the phrase a book combined with the possessive adjectiveyour may be conveyed as follows:e.g. this black horse of minea book of yours