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Question 1:
Choose the sentence with the right word order
A. Ashley bought a new white mink fur coat a week ago.
Feedback There is a certain word order in statements with the Present Simple Tense: Subject - Auxiliary - Object. When we need to use many adjectives in one sentence, they should be placed in the following order: Opinion - Size - Age - Shape - Colour - Origin - Material - Purpose. 'New' defines age, 'white' refers to colour and 'mink' - to material.
B. Ashley bought a white new mink fur coat a week ago.
C. Ashley bought a new mink white fur coat a week ago.
D. Ashley bought a white mink new fur coat a week ago.

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Test 1-Word order | Upper-Intermediate English