Cumulative and Coordinate Adjectives

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Ms. Young is a fun, friendly, teacher at the high school.

• Ms. Young is a fun, friendly teacher at the high school.

• Ms. Young is a fun friendly teacher at the high school.

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

Coordinate Adjectives are adjectives that...

• use commas.

• do not use commas.

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:

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:

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.

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

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• A) The tall, dark, and handsome man entered the room.

• B) The tall dark and handsome man entered the room.

• C) The tall, dark and handsome man entered the room.

• D) The tall dark, and handsome man entered the room.

Are the two adjectives in this sentence Coordinate Adjectives (need commas) or Cumulative Adjectives (no commas)? The small red car sped down the street.

• A) Coordinate Adjectives

• B) Cumulative Adjectives

Coordinate Adjectives are adjectives that...

• A) are always used in pairs.

• B) use commas.

• C) do not use commas.

• D) are always followed by a noun.