"It is a lovely big dog"

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trueheart_205

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Is there any difference between two sentences below:
"It is a lovely big dog"
"It is a big lovely dog"
Which is better?
Do we need to arrange adjectives in a sentence with a certain order?
Thanks! :)
 

tzfujimino

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Is there any difference between two sentences below:
"It is a lovely big dog"
"It is a big lovely dog"
Which is better?
Do we need to arrange adjectives in a sentence with a certain order?
Thanks! :)

Hi!:-D
Your English is getting better and better.
Keep up the good work!:-D

P.S. I think I'll leave your question for other teachers.
 

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This site prescribes 'It is a lovely big dog'.

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Tdol

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The patterns for the order of adjectives are more guidelines than absolute rules, and you will find different orders being used. You could make a context where big lovely dog would work, but in most contexts we'd say lovely big.
 
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