(1) Situated to the immediate left of the headword are those non-gradable denominal classifiers and noun modifiers which identify the most intrinsic or permanent sub-class to which the headword belongs - what characterises it in terms of its intrinsic nature, type, relationship, purpose, function, involvement and so on. Words like "romantic", "social", "moral", "legal" etc, or any suitable noun can serve this function.

(2) To the left of the denominal classifier comes the noun modifier or derived adjective which identifies the next subclass to which the headword belongs. Any appropriate noun can serve this function.

(3) The slot to the left of the second nominal slot is occupied by words which denote the provenance of the headword. These may be derived adjectives or nouns.

(4) To the left of the provenance words come the non-gradable participles. These indicate a process with which the headword is connected, and may themselves be submodified, often forming compounds.

(5) To the left of the non-gradable participles comes the slot which is occupied by colours.

e.g.	black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	dusty-brown decaying Turin church holy relic

(6) Usually placed to the left of colours are those qualitative epithets which refer to age.

e.g.	old black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	old dusty-brown decaying Turin church holy relic
	new well-written desert war adventure story

(7) To the left of age epithets come those other qualitative epithets which refer to size, weight, shape or indicate related qualities which characterise the headword. Words such as "huge", "hectic", "mysterious", "intricate" may appear in this slot.

e.g.	little old black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	curious old dusty-brown decaying Turin church holy relic
	hectic American university social life

(8) To the left of the qualitative epithets come the attitudinal epithets, which include the gradable participles.

e.g.	delightful little old black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	exciting hectic American university social life
	entertaining new well-written desert war adventure story

(9) The next slot to the left is reserved for those general adjectives which have a "quasi-deictic" function of reference to something which is beyond the immediate situational or textual context. Words such as "same", "famous", "different" or "usual" may appear here.

e.g.	same delightful little old black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	usual exciting hectic American university social life
	particular stipulated British government legal requirement

(10) Further to the left then come the deictic, pre- and post-deictic forms.

e.g.	that first same delightful little old black self-locking Japanese metal tool box
	the usual exciting hectic American university social life
	the one particular stipulated British government legal requirement

We can now conclude with a final example which shows the relationship of all these elements in terms of their logical structure within the nominal group.