Coordinate and Non Coordinate Adjectives

Coordinate and

Non-Coordinate Adjectives

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Name different types of adjectives.

Coordinate Adjectives

​Adjectives that can be rearranged and

STILL MAKE SENSE

Use a comma between coordinate adjectives

• The friendly, brown dog smiled at us.

• The brown, friendly dog smiled at us.

Non - Coordinate Adjectives

​Adjectives that can NOT be rearranged

DO NOT use a comma to separate non-coordinate adjectives.

• Titus went into his green dog house.

• Titus went into his dog green house.

Multiple Choice

Coordinate or Non-Coordinate?

I bought a shiny, red truck.

• Coordinate

• Non-Coordinate

Multiple Choice

Coordinate or Non-Coordinate?

The tall, thin tree fell across the fence during the thunderstorm.

• Coordinate

• Non-Coordinate

Multiple Choice

Coordinate or Non-Coordinate?

He rides a blue metal bicycle.

• Coordinate

• Non-Coordinate

Multiple Choice

Coordinate or Non-Coordinate?

She brought fresh green vegetables in her lunchbox.

• Coordinate

• Non-Coordinate

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Coordinate adjectives can NOT be rearranged within the sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Non-Coordinate adjectives do not have a comma separating them?

• True

• False