Which sentence places the adjectives describing the word vase in the correct order? a. the blue glass old vase belonged to my great-grandmother. b. the old blue glass vase belonged to my great-grandmother. c. the blue old glass vase belonged to my great-grandmother. d. the glass blue old vase belonged to my great-grandmother.

The correct answer is B. The old blue glass vase belonged to my great-grandmother.

Explanation:

In the English language, it is possible to include multiple adjectives to describe or define a noun; however, the organization of them should follow a specific organization. In general terms, according to grammar rules, the organization of adjectives should follow this order: 1. Opinion; 2. Size; 3. Age; 4. Shape; 5. Color; 6. Origin; 7. Material and finally 8. Purpose. In the case presented the noun described is vase and there are three adjectives "old" that is  the category of age, "blue" that is in the category of color and "glass" that is in the category of material and therefore this should be organized as "old blue glass vase" which makes option B "The old blue glass vase belonged to my great-grandmother" the correct option.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

the rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.