Noun phrases

Noun phrases

In noun phrases, the head noun may be preceded by a determiner and up to 3 types of adjectives:

this/his                smart                    green                   Hawaiian           shirt
determiner          adjective              adjective              adjective            noun
                            [evaluative]          [descriptive]        [categorial]         [common]

See Commas and adjectives for further explanation of types of adjectives and when to use commas in lists of adjectives.

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