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  1. I want three notepads of the same size and of different colors.

  2. I want three notepads of the same size and different colors.

  3. I want three notepads of the same color and size.

  4. I want three notepads of the same size and of the different colors.

Which one or ones are correct?

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  • Number 3 doesn't mean the same thing as the rest of them (same size and same colour, rather than same size and different colour). "Notepads" is not spelled correctly in 1 and 2.
    – SteveES
    Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 9:15
  • Are these correct?Though number 3 has not same meaning, is it grammatically correct?
    – Abdul Kaium Tanvir
    Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 9:22

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1 and 2 are correct (grammatically), but you would usually use "but" instead of "and" in such sentences, since there are opposite adjectives being used ("same" and "different").

3 would also be correct but with a different meaning.

4 is definitely not correct. You would not use "the" before "different colors".

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  • Right. Different is indefinite, since all it means is 'not the same', and that can be in any dimension, so there are many possibilities. Hence no the (which is for definite noun phrases only) before different colors,
    – John Lawler
    Commented Jun 18, 2017 at 17:35

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