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In most cases the adjectives are placed before the noun.
What is the correct order for two or more adjectives?
Know how to punctuate a series of adjectives.
To describe a noun fully, you might need to use two or more adjectives. Sometimes a series of adjectives requires commas, but sometimes it doesn't. What makes the difference?

If the adjectives are coordinate, you must use commas between them. If, on the other hand, the adjectives are noncoordinate, no commas are necessary. How do you tell the difference?

Coordinate adjectives can pass one of two tests. When you reorder the series or when you insert and between them, they still make sense.

The order of multiple adjectives in a sentence.

In English, most cases the adjectives come before the nouns.

There is a specific order in a sentence when using more then one adjective.

Determiner and Quantities - a, an, her, five, many, much several etc.

Opinion - pretty, ugly, smart, cheap, etc.

Size - big, fat, thin, tall, large, small etc.

Shape - circle, square, tall, etc.

Age - old, young 10 years, a year, a week, new etc.

Color - yellow, green, pink etc.

Origin - American, English, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European, Chinese etc.

Material - cotton, wood, plastic, cloth, glass, gold etc.

Purpose - the reason that something is needed ( example hat box, sleeping bag, computer table).