1354: Reversed Order of Adjectives pt 1 Aug 26, 2018

The order of adjectives in English is usually talked about as a mostly consistent process, and no matter what, the adjective comes before the noun; the few exceptions like 'attorney general' are all from French. This idea is usually true, especially in simpler constructions, but it is not difficult to find structural ways around this. First, there are linking verbs; "the dog is happy", but other verbs have similar abilities, such as 'declare' "he declared the situation safe". This is only a sample of the way that exceptions to this idea exist in English, and this will be explored further over this next week.
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