In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

The shipping company advertised for .... accountants

  • A two young, but highly competent , Nigerian
  • B young, but highly competent, two Nigerian
  • C two Nigerian, young, but highly competent
  • D highly competent, but young, two Nigerian
jamb 1990english-language

The correct answer is A. two young, but highly competent , Nigerian

The best choice to complete the sentence is A. two young, but highly competent, Nigerian, which is the correct order of adjectives in English.

The order of adjectives is usually: quantity, quality, size, age, color, origin, material, and purpose.

The sentence follows this order by placing the quantity (two), the quality (young, but highly competent), and the origin (Nigerian) in the right sequence.

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