ADDITIONAL RETAKE Commas Between Multiple Adjectives

Identify the adjectives in the sentence:

The loud, macho firefighter won the race.

• loud

• macho

• won

• race

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Greg bought a skinny furry ferret for his sister.

• Greg bought a skinny, furry ferret for his sister.

• Greg bought a skinn, furry, ferret for his sister.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Where should the comma go?

The dog's matted filthy coat needs washing.

• matted, filthy

• filthy, coat

• matted, filthy, coat

• no comma needed

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which is correct?

• The clean, comfortable hotel room was a great place to stay for the night.

• The clean comfortable, hotel room was a great place to stay for the night.

• The clean comfortable hotel room was a great place to stay for the night.

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which is correct?

• The annoying pesky little boy would not leave his sister alone.

• The annoying, pesky little boy would not leave his sister alone.

• The annoying pesky, little boy would not leave his sister alone.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• John wrapped the two small kittens in a towel and took them into the warm safe kitchen.

• John wrapped the two, small, kittens in a towel and took them into the warm, safe kitchen.

• John wrapped the two small kittens in a towel and took them into the warm, safe kitchen.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

True or False: Two tests to see whether adjectives need a comma between them are to reverse their positions and place an "and" between them. If the sentence still makes sense, place a comma between the adjectives.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which is correct?

• The quiet respectful audience listened to the speaker.

• The quiet, respectful audience listened to the speaker.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which is correct?

• The brown fuzzy caterpillar crawled along the branch.

• The brown, fuzzy caterpillar crawled along the branch.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which is correct?

• The fans waved many orange flags.

• The fans waved many, orange flags.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A