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e.g. clear, cold watercold, hard iceIt should be noted that the position of attributive adjectives indicating age may bealtered to change the emphasis.e.g. a new, efficient methodan efficient, new methodIn the first example, the adjective new is emphasized. In the second example, theadjective efficient is emphasized.However, the most usual order of adjectives indicating temperature, humidity, age andshape is that indicated in the table. For instance, adjectives indicating temperatureusually precede adjectives indicating humidity.e.g. a hot, 9.!:Y. winda cold, wet dogIn these examples, the adjectives hot and cold, indicating temperature, precede theadjectives dry and wet, indicating humidity.As can be seen in the preceding examples, general descriptive adjectives are usuallyseparated from one another by commas. This is illustrated In the following examples, inwhich the general descriptive adjectives are underlined.e.g. a small, triangular wooden boatthose five thick, strong. two· hundred·year·old oak treesBelow are examples of adjectives which indicate temperature, humidity, age andshape.Teml!erature Humidit:t: Age Shal!ehot wet new squarecold dry old roundwarm damp young triangularcool humid six-week· old octagonalmoist two·year·old sphericalSee Exercise 4.iii. Adjectives indicating colorAdjectives indicating color usually precede adjectives indicating materials, properadjectives, and defining adjectives, but follow other types of attributive adjective.In the following examples, the adjectives indicating color are underlined.e.g. threatening black cloudsher new red leather jacketa square brown mahogany tableBelow are examples of adjectives which indicate color:redorangeblackwhitepinkmagenta