Commas
Rule
Examples
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What would you do if the sentence has something like the five blue sweaters?
You would leave it without a comma because the adjectives are not the same weight.
100
What is the 4th comma rule?
You add a comma after 2 or more adjectives that describe the same noun.
100
What is the correct form of this sentence? (You may not have to change it) My friend is a kind caring person.
My friend is a kind, caring person.
200
Why are commas important in a sentence with two or more similar adjectives?
Because without commas the sentence would be choppy and not sound right.
200
What is a coordinating adjective?
2 or more adjectives that are the same weight, or are related to each other.
200
What is the correct form of this sentence? (You may not have to change it) To get home we had to drive through sinuous slippery roads in the heavy snow.
To get home, we had to drive through sinuous, slippery roads in the heavy snow.
300
What is the correct form of this sentence? (You may not have to change it) The two, mean cats got in a loud fight.
The two mean cats got in loud a fight.
400
What is the correct form of this sentence? (You may not have to change it) He was wearing a big ugly sweater and it had loose weird-looking strings that he was pulling on.
He was wearing a big, ugly sweater and it had loose, weird-looking strings that he was pulling on.
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