Commas Between Adjectives QUIZ

To test whether you need a comma between two adjectives that describe the same noun, you can...

• Write out the sentence in cursive

• Reverse the order of adjectives and see if it still makes sense

• Take a wild guess

• Put a dash between the adjectives

Which of the following is the correct version of the sentence?

• Mason threw his stinky old socks on his brother's bed.

• Mason threw his stinky-old socks on his brother's bed.

• Mason threw his stinky, old socks on his brother's bed.

• Mason threw his stinky, old, socks on his brother's bed.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• I have many, fleece hats.

• I have many fleece hats.

• I have fleece many hats.

• I have many, fleece, hats.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The kind, elderly gentleman handed me a flower.

• The kind elderly gentleman handed me a flower.

• The kind, elderly, gentleman handed me a flower.

• The kind elderly, gentleman handed me a flower.

Choose the correct version of the sentence.

• Alfonso ate the cold rotten salad.

• Alfonso ate the cold, rotten, salad.

• Alfonso ate the, cold rotton, salad.

• Alfonso ate the cold, rotten salad.

Choose the correct version of the sentence.

• That's a very fancy, medical office.

• That's a very fancy medical office.

• That's a very, fancy medical office.

Choose the correct version of the sentence.

• In my closet, I have two, blue sweaters.

• In my closet, I have two blue sweaters.

• In my closet, I have two-blue sweaters.

• In my closet, I have two, blue, sweaters.

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

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

The two tall men were fishing in the lake.

• two, tall

• two tall