Hi, there

Which ordering of adjectives is right for this sentence?

“In strict verb-final Germanic languages, the pronouns seem to adjoin to the verb.”

Or

“In Germanic strict verb-final languages, the pronouns seem to adjoin to the verb”

Thank you!

Question

Hi, there

Which ordering of adjectives is right for this sentence?

“In strict verb-final Germanic languages, the pronouns seem to adjoin to the verb.”

Or

“In Germanic strict verb-final languages, the pronouns seem to adjoin to the verb”

Thank you!

Answer

Hi Hernandez,
I would say "In strict Germanic verb-final..."

Strict is modifying Germanic and is better to be kept together, like you have 'verb-final languages'.