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Adjective Word Order

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Adjective order

hi!
What is the correct adjective order before noun? I've faced many versions and they differ from each other.

I made an approximate list for myself:
1) Opinion;
2) Size;
3) Age;
4) Shape;
5) Colour;
6) Material;
7) Origin;
8) Purpose.

But some time I see the rule when Origin jumps in the middle of the enumeration (after colour) and where should I put pattern, style and fit?

Thanks in advance

Unscramble these Sentences

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Rearrange the words to create the correct sentences. Write the sentences in the spaces below.

Capitalize the first letter of the first word in each sentence, and end with the appropriate punctuation marks.

1. borrow/I/may/that book/you/from

2. going to/he/Saturday/is/the shopping mall/on

3. the airport/him/will/at/Linda/meet/noon/at

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Subordinating Conjunctions

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Before doing the exercise, let’s go over a few grammar terms:

Clause – a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

Independent clause – a clause that expresses a complete thought.  Also called a sentence.

Dependent clause – a clause that does not express a complete thought, and therefore must be connected to an independent clause.

'If' - How to use the First Conditional

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The first conditional is a structure we use when we want to talk about possibilities in the present or in the future. In this lesson we will learn how the first conditional is formed and when we use it.

Your Questions: The best of June

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Vocabulary Exercise - How well can you do?

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Todays's exercise is a what we call a 'mixed bag'. That means it has a bit of everything.  Let's begin.

OK, so you think you're good at English? Well, today we have ten tricky words and phrases that I think you've heard before. They're all common and, above that, they're all useful. Let's see how many of you can get 10/10 and let's see if I made any spelling mistakes...right, Yura?

Auxiliary Verbs

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Time for a basic grammar view:

The verbs be, have and do are auxiliary verbs when they are used with a main verb to form questions, negatives, tenses and passives. Modal verbs, like  could and would, are also auxiliary verbs. Here are some quick examples:

"I am driving my car."

"We were looking for you."

"Do you know the way?"

How to use Subject Pronouns and Object Pronouns

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Choosing between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun can be tricky in a number of situations.  First, let's look at a list of pronouns.