Question

The order of adjectives in the given sentence is wrong. Choose the option with the correct order:
We have a red velvet beautiful cloak.

a) We have a beautiful red velvet cloak.
b) We have a velvet red beautiful cloak.
c) We have a beautiful velvet red cloak.
d) We have a red beautiful velvet cloak.

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘beautiful’ describes an entire item or a part of it. The word ‘velvet’ is a material and can only describe a specific thing. The word ‘red’ in the given sentence should describe a material.

Complete answer:
An adjective is a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it. Its semantic role is to change the information given by the noun. In short, it lends description to the noun. They are of various types such as demonstrative, possessive, qualitative, quantitative, etc.

Let us look at the given adjectives one by one:
The adjective ‘beautiful’ in the given sentence should be used to describe the object, the cloak. However, it should also describe everything about the cloak, i.e. its material, color, etc., in its entirety.
The adjective ‘red’ in the given sentence should also be used to describe the coat. However, it technically includes the material of the coat.
The adjective ‘velvet’ should be used to describe the coat. It cannot describe anything else in the given sentence.

Now, let’s look at the given options:

a) We have a beautiful red velvet cloak - In this sentence, the first adjective describes the phrase ‘red velvet coat’. This makes perfect sense. The second adjective describes the phrase ‘velvet coat’. This is also grammatically correct. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
b) We have a velvet red beautiful cloak - In this sentence, the first adjective describes the phrase ‘red beautiful coat’, which is not grammatically correct. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) We have a beautiful velvet red cloak - In this sentence, the second adjective describes the phrase ‘red coat’. However, it excludes ‘velvet’ from being ‘red’ itself, which is incorrect. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

d) We have a red beautiful velvet cloak - In this sentence, the first adjective describes the phrase ‘beautiful velvet cloak’. However, it excludes ‘red’ from being ‘beautiful’ itself, which is incorrect. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
Figure out which adjective describes what. This means that each of the adjectives describes a specific thing, and then, choose the option that has the order that is most fitting.