Coordinate Adjectives
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
We enjoyed the clean crisp smell of the mountain air.
Clean and crisp
clean, crisp
Not having followed the recipe closely, the cake was a disaster.
The cake was a disaster because we didn't follow the recipe closely.
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A. The Los Angeles police regretfully reported last month that three buildings had been robbed.
B. According to news reports by the Los Angeles police last month, three buildings were robbed.
C. Last month, the Los Angeles police reported that three buildings had been robbed.
D. Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.
D. Three buildings were reported robbed by the Los Angeles police last month.
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should the comma be placed?
She ate the sweet juicy apple with a vengeance.
Sweet and juicy
sweet, juicy
Climbing up the mountain, the view was breathtaking.
The view was breathtaking as we climbed up the mountain.
Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier.
"The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs."
a. Correct
b. Misplaced Modifier
Misplaced Modifier
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
The gentle kind giant helped Jack climb back down the vine.
Gentle and kind
gentle, kind
While jogging, a deer crossed my path.
While I was jogging, a deer crossed my path.
Choose the best way to correct the sentence: "After dying from not enough water, Olivia threw the plant in the trash."
a. Olivia died from not having enough water, then threw the plant in the trash.
b. Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.
c. It's already correct.
b. Olivia threw the plant in the trash after it died from not enough water.
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
The awkward shy teenager felt nervous about his first date.
Awkward and shy.
awkward, shy
Hoping for a promotion, the hard work paid off for Sarah.
The hard work paid off for Sarah, who was hoping for a promotion.
Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?
"The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away."
a. The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.
b. The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away.
a. The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.
What are the coordinate adjectives and where should a comma be placed?
Registration was improved this year by the addition of an efficient courteous staff.
Efficient and courteous.
efficient, courteous
Playing in the yard, the ball rolled into the neighbor's garden.
While we were playing in the yard, our ball rolled into the neighbor's garden.
Choose the best way to correct this sentence:
"Covered with mushrooms and cheese, Morgan bit into the pizza."
a. Morgan was covered with mushrooms and cheese as she bit into the pizza.
b. Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.
c. The sentence is correct as written.
b. Morgan bit into the pizza that was covered with mushrooms and cheese.