Multiple choice softskills communication Uncle Carl is really ________ man. an old sweet a sweet, old an sweet old a sweet old Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Adjective order follows: opinion before age. 'Sweet' (opinion) comes before 'old' (age). The indefinite article 'a' precedes 'sweet old' because 'sweet' starts with a consonant sound. 'An sweet' is grammatically incorrect.