Coordinate Adjectives 7th grade

Coordinate adjectives are two or more adjectives that equally modify a noun and are separated by a comma.

Use a comma between adjectives when they are coordinate adjectives, meaning they can be joined by 'and' without changing the meaning.

There is a comma because 'tall' and 'dark' are coordinate adjectives that equally describe the noun 'man.'

If you can put 'and' between the adjectives and the sentence still makes sense, use a comma.

No comma needed because 'bright' and 'sunny' are not coordinate adjectives.

Comma needed because 'old' and 'tired' are coordinate adjectives.

'She wore a beautiful, elegant dress.'

Coordinate adjectives can be separated by commas and are equal in importance, while cumulative adjectives build on each other and do not use commas.

No comma is used because 'small' and 'red' are cumulative adjectives that build on each other to describe 'car.'

No comma needed because 'sweet' and 'delicious' are cumulative adjectives.