Attributes naturally precede the noun, but they may follow:—
1. When they consist of a phrase or clause; as, I love the song of birds. The book that I found is here.
2. When they consist of two or more adjectives; as, And fast through the midnight dark and drear, the vessel swept.
3. In poetry; as,
See how from far upon the eastern road
The star-led wizards haste with odors sweet!
The adjectives a, an and the always precede the noun. When the noun is qualified by another adjective, these adjectives generally precede it, but they stand between the following adjectives and the noun to which they refer:—
| 1. | Such; as, One cannot admire such a man. | |
| 2. | Many; as, Many a poor man’s son would have lain still. | |
| 3. | Both; as, Both the boys came home. | |
| 4. | All; as, All the girls are in the room. | |
| 5. | What; as, What a trial it was. |
The relative is always the first word in its clause, but when it is governed by a preposition, the preposition generally precedes it; as, I found the knife which you lost. I know the person to whom you refer.
The adverbial modifier, when a phrase, generally follows the verb, or the object if the verb be transitive; as, James fell into the lake. He found an apple on the ground.