The quiet lonely lady sat on the porch.
The quiet, lonely lady sat on the porch.
When do we use a comma in conjunctive adjectives?
In between adjectives that are back-to-back.
My little white dog is so cute.
My little white dog is so cute.
What word can be placed in between adjectives to determine whether the sentence needs a comma or not?
And
The small green and white painting is sitting on my desk.
The small green and white painting is sitting on my desk.
My 8-year-old energetic nephew is so funny.
My 8-year-old energetic nephew is so funny.
He's a happy lively and energetic dog.
He's a happy, lively, and energetic dog.
They are big scary menatars.
They are big, scary menatars.
The crowd cheered as the rhythmic pulsating music filled the stadium.
The crowd cheered as the rhythmic, pulsating music filled the stadium.
The Powells own a black red car.
The Powells own a black, red car.
The brown-haired blue-eyed girl is my neighbor.
The brown-haired, blue-eyed girl is my neighbor.
My extreme allergies make me sniff and sneeze all day.
My extreme allergies make me sniff and sneeze all day.
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
The rich good-looking man is single.
The rich, good-looking man is single.
The little old lady is from Pasadena.
The little old lady is from Pasadena.
When do we leave the comma out of consecutive adjectives?
When the and or other conjunction is already in place.
We walked past the shabby haunted house.
We walked past the shabby haunted house.
True or false: You cannot add a comma when the adjectives are interchangeable?
False
What does modify mean?
When an adjective is further explaining a noun.
The dull incessant droning of the bell tower gave me a headache.
The dull, incessant droning of the bell tower gave me a headache.
The smart funny KayLee quickly advanced as a leader.
The smart, funny KayLee quickly advanced as a leader.
True or False: A comma is only added when the adjectives modify the noun equally.
True
We attend classes at the nearby community college.
We attend classes at the nearby community college.
The face of the bottom student turned a dark purple from the weight of all of the other students.
The face of the bottom student turned a dark purple from the weight of all of the other students.
Mrs. Austiff's students stood on each others' shoulders to make a tall khaki-colored tower.
Mrs. Austiff's students stood on each others' shoulders to make a tall, khaki-colored tower.