It's an expensive professional camera. In the above sentence, expensive and professional are opinion adjectives. So, why does expensive go before professional? Thank you!
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5Professional camera indicates the type of camera it is (the sort a professional photographer has). Expensive is just an additional adjective.– Kate BuntingNov 9, 2022 at 9:09
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ok. Thank you. I got it.– Hồ Duy LợiNov 9, 2022 at 14:17
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1Does this answer your question? The order of adjectives: Is it exactly the same in GB, the USA, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world?– FumbleFingersNov 9, 2022 at 16:23
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'Expensive' is an opinion. What is expensive to one person is not necessarily to another. It is related to perceived value.
Adjectives of opinion always go first. A popular guide to order of adjectives (represented by the mnemonic OpSAShCOMP) suggests:
Opinion: pretty, horrible, lovely
Size: huge, tiny, big, little
Age: old, young, new
Shape: round, square, triangular
Colour: black, red, yellow
Origin: British, Chinese, French
Material: woollen, wooden, silk
Purpose: writing (paper), school (shoes)
So, for example, you might have an expensive new Japanese camera.
answered Nov 9, 2022 at 10:03
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So, what about professional? what kind of adjectives does professional belong to? Nov 9, 2022 at 14:16
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2@HồDuyLợi I would say it describes the camera's purpose: This camera is intended for professional use.– EstherNov 9, 2022 at 14:43
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