Mastering Comma Usage with Adjectives

This video tutorial covers the use of commas with adjectives in English grammar. It begins with an introduction to adjectives, explaining their role in describing nouns. The tutorial then discusses how to use multiple adjectives in a sentence and the rules for placing commas between them. Several practice examples are provided to illustrate these rules, and the video concludes with additional resources for practice.

What is the primary function of an adjective?

• To describe prepositions

• To describe adverbs

• To describe nouns

• To describe verbs

In a sentence with multiple adjectives, where is the noun usually placed?

• Before the adjectives

• After the adjectives

• Between the adjectives

• At the beginning of the sentence

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas with adjectives?

• He was a kind, wise man.

• He was a kind wise, man.

• He was a kind wise man.

• He was a, kind wise man.

What is the rule for placing commas between adjectives?

• Place commas only if the adjectives describe different nouns.

• Never place commas between adjectives.

• Place commas only if the adjectives can be flipped.

• Place commas between all adjectives.

In the sentence 'He was a wise, kind man', why is a comma used?

• Because 'wise' and 'kind' are not adjectives.

• Because 'wise' and 'kind' can be flipped.

• Because 'wise' and 'kind' cannot be flipped.

• Because 'wise' and 'kind' describe different nouns.

Can the adjectives 'clever' and 'talented' be flipped in the sentence 'Mary is a clever, talented girl'?

• Only 'clever' can be flipped.

• No, they cannot be flipped.

• Only 'talented' can be flipped.

• Yes, they can be flipped.

In the sentence 'They live on an old dirt road', should a comma be used between 'old' and 'dirt'?

• No, because they are not adjectives.

• Yes, because they describe the same noun.

• No, because they cannot be flipped.

• Yes, because they can be flipped.

Which of the following sentences does NOT require a comma between the adjectives?

• We saw a small, blue bird.

• We saw a blue small, bird.

• We saw a blue, small bird.

• We saw a small blue bird.

Which of the following pairs of adjectives can be flipped and still make sense?

• Clever, talented

• Old, dirt

• Mean, woman

• Small, blue

In the sentence 'Mrs. Smith is a mean, nasty, rotten woman', can the adjectives be rearranged in any order?

• No, they must stay in the given order.

• Yes, they can be rearranged in any order.

• Only 'nasty' and 'rotten' can be flipped.

• Only 'mean' and 'nasty' can be flipped.