JAMB - English Language (1990 - No. 70)
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The company representative in Nigeria is a ....
The company representative in Nigeria is a ....
smart little Japanese
little smart Japanese
smart Japanese little
little Japanese smart
توضیح
The correct answer is:
A. smart little Japanese
Explanation:
When using multiple adjectives before a noun, they typically follow a specific order in English:
- Opinion (e.g., smart, beautiful, interesting)
- Size (e.g., little, big, small)
- Age (e.g., old, young)
- Shape (e.g., round, square)
- Colour (e.g., red, blue)
- Origin (e.g., Nigerian, Japanese, French)
- Material (e.g., wooden, metallic)
- Purpose (e.g., cooking pot, running shoes)
In the given sentence:
- "smart" (opinion) comes before
- "little" (size), and
- "Japanese" is the performs the function of a noun in this sentence.
This follows the correct adjective order, making A the correct choice.