Questions related to order of adjectives
Why do we place “historical” before “old” in this noun phrase: “historical old building”? Are there any rule related to this?
Why do we place “ancient” before “ruined” in the following noun phrase: “ancient ruined castle”?
Why do we place “tall” before “old” in the following noun phrase: “tall old tree”?
Why do we put “greatly” before “reduce” in the following sentence: “We can help to greatly reduce …”?

Thank you very much! ^^

Question

Questions related to order of adjectives
Why do we place “historical” before “old” in this noun phrase: “historical old building”? Are there any rule related to this?
Why do we place “ancient” before “ruined” in the following noun phrase: “ancient ruined castle”?
Why do we place “tall” before “old” in the following noun phrase: “tall old tree”?
Why do we put “greatly” before “reduce” in the following sentence: “We can help to greatly reduce …”?

Thank you very much! ^^

Answer

The adjective order in English is:
1 Quantity or number.
2 Quality or opinion.
3 Size.
4 Age.
5 Shape.
6 Color.
7 Proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
8 Purpose or qualifier.

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