Choose the option that best completes the sentence. Put Chioma's meal in the _______ pack.

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2024 Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. 

Put Chioma's meal in the _______ pack. 

Answer Details

To determine the correct order of adjectives in a sentence, it is important to follow the hierarchy that native English speakers intuitively recognize, known as the "order of adjectives." According to the order of adjectives, adjectives are generally placed in the following sequence:


  1. Quantity or number
  2. Quality or opinion
  3. Size
  4. Age
  5. Shape
  6. Color
  7. Origin
  8. Material
  9. Purpose or qualifier

In the options given, we need to sequence the adjectives "shiny," "new," and "red," to describe a “lunch pack.” Here’s how it fits:


  • "New" - This adjective refers to the age of the lunch pack; it comes before color and quality.
  • "Shiny" - While "shiny" relates to the quality or appearance, adjectives denoting a quality or opinion are commonly placed before color in the adjective hierarchy.
  • "Red" - This adjective denotes color and typically comes after descriptors of age and quality.

Therefore, the correct sequence is, "Put Chioma's meal in the shiny, new, red lunch pack." This order follows the standard convention for arranging multiple adjectives in English.

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