Adjectives as nouns and some links to put adjectives in their right order

Hi, everyone!

I'm presenting you with a rather hard grammar point which we haven't dealt with yet, but which I consider it is worth paying some attention to right now.

Here you have some links to study this grammar point, which sometimes may be quite difficult for you:

Try any or all these easy quizzes to check your difficulties using nationality adjectives: quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3
If you had problems I recommend you to revise any of these lists: list 1 list 2

To revise the use of the + some adjectives to talk about specific groups of people I suggest these links: explanation exercise

or for the use of one and ones: exercise 1

As for the position of adjectives before a noun, although it is impossible to give a clear rule which will work in all circumstances, here is an acceptable order for adjectives.

THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Determiner	Observation	Physical Description				Origin	Material	Qualifier	Noun
		Size	Shape	Age	Color
a	beautiful			old		Italian		touring	car
an	expensive			antique			silver		mirror
four	gorgeous		long- stemmed		red		silk		roses
her			short		black				hair
our		big		old		English			sheepdog
those			square				wooden	hat	boxes
that	dilapidated	little						hunting	cabin
several		enormous		young		American		basketball	players
some	delicious					Thai			food

(taken from http:// grammar.ccc.commnet/edu/grammar )

Finally I think you could try this general quiz on adjectives