2. You must separate coordinating adjectives
with a comma.
The Rule
3. Don’t Forget: an adjective is a word that
describes a noun!!
Coordinating Adjectives are two or more
adjectives that “separately” change a
noun. If you can put an and or a but
between two adjectives, you probably
need a comma between them.
What is a Coordinating Adjective?
4. Mr. Buckwalter is a tall distinguished
fellow.
Mr. Buckwalter is a tall and distinguished
fellow.
Mr. Buckwalter is a tall, distinguished
fellow.
Examples
5. Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old dilapidated
house.
Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old and
dilapidated house.
Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old, dilapidated
house.
More Examples
6. Mr. Buckwalter always helps little old ladies
cross the street.
Mr. Buckwalter always helps little and old
ladies cross the street.
Mr. Buckwalter always helps little old ladies
cross the street.
7. The crowd cheered as the rhythmic pulsating
music filled the stadium.
The loud restless crowd anxiously awaited
the start of the game.
This cold December wind chills me to the
bone.
Mr. Buckwalter would like a warm tasty
doughnut this morning.
Practice
8. The crowd cheered as the rhythmic, pulsating
music filled the stadium.
The loud, restless crowd anxiously awaited
the start of the game.
This cold December wind chills me to the
bone.
Mr. Buckwalter would like a warm, tasty
doughnut this morning.
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