Commas with Adjectives Part Two

Coordinate Adjectives are adjectives that...

• use commas.

• do not use commas.

Are the two adjectives in this sentence Coordinate Adjectives (need commas) or Cumulative Adjectives (no commas)?

The light gray cat slowly stalked the bird.

• Coordinate Adjectives

• Cumulative Adjectives

What are the TWO rules used to tell if there are Coordinate Adjectives in a sentence?

• Put "and" in between the two adjectives, AND switch the order of the adjectives.
• Put "or" in between the two adjectives, OR switch the order of the adjectives.
• Put "but" in between the two adjectives, OR switch the order of the adjectives.
• There are no rules.

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

Kelly lived in a luxurious Victorian home.

• luxurious, Victorian

• luxurious Victorian

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

Her mother lived on the old decrepit farm across the creek.

• old, decrepit

• old decrepit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

How would you set up the commas in between the adjectives?

My neighbor tended to his wild overgrown unruly yard.

• wild, overgrown, unruly

• wild, overgrown unruly

• wild, overgrown, unruly,

• wild overgrown unruly

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

The spoiled fat cats found the garden full of cool dark shadows.

• spoiled, fat

• The sentence is correct as it is.

• cool, dark

• spoiled, fat AND cool, dark

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

Jack has not seen many large toads this year.

• many, large

• many large

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

Kate was a brave honest and wise woman.

• Kate was a brave, honest, and wise woman.

• Kate was a brave, honest, and, wise, woman.

• Kate was a brave honest and wise woman.

• Kate, was, a, brave, honest, and wise, woman.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.4.2B

Determine if the following sentence needs commas in between the adjectives:

The two tall men were fishing in the lake.

• two, tall

• two tall