Separate Coordinate Adjectives with a Comma: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.2.A - Common Core: 7th Grade English Language Arts

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both unexpected and fast-approaching are both adjectives describing the storm.

Also important with commas is the notion that coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "but" must be preceded by a comma but not followed by one (unless the comma serves a different purpose such as setting up a modifier). So the choice that has "but" separated by commas beforehand and afterward is also incorrect.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both brown and curly describe the hair.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both thick and green are describing the forest. The correct answer is, “The soccer field was surrounded by a thick, green forest.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both “big” and “comfortable” are describing the desks. The correct answer is, “The classroom, where Trent spends most of his mornings, has big, comfortable desks.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun, equally. Here there are two adjectives that describe the door: “green” and “glass.” You need a comma between them to separate them as coordinate adjectives, and only one answer choice does that.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. In this sentence, there are two adjectives that describe the trail: “slick” and “icy”. There needs to be a comma between them to separate them as coordinate adjectives, and only one answer choice has that.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both “large” and “violent” are describing the tornado. The correct answer is, “For decades, the house stood strong, but the large, violent tornado destroyed it in just seconds.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both “deep” and “frigid” are describing the lake. The correct answer is, “The deep, frigid lake is one of the largest in the world.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, red, white and blue are all describing the flag. There needs to be a comma between “red” and “white”. A comma after “white” is debatable, and is known as the “oxford comma”. For our purposes, the correct answer is, “The independent nation’s flag is red, white and blue.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, big and ugly are both describing the stickers. The correct answer is, “The computer, Joshua’s personal laptop, had big, ugly stickers on it.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, deep and wide are both describing the canyon. The correct answer is,”The deep, wide canyon attracts tourists from near and far.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, stronger and faster both describe the opponents. The correct answer is, “Surprisingly, the team defeated their stronger, faster opponents.”

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, both powerful and unrelenting are both adjectives describing the storm.

Also important with commas is the notion that coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "but" must be preceded by a comma but not followed by one (unless the comma serves a different purpose such as setting up a modifier). So the choice that has "but" separated by commas beforehand and afterward is also incorrect.

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas. In this sentence, stronger and older both describe the opponents. The correct answer is, “Unsurprisingly, the kindergarteners lost the tug-of-war competition to their stronger, older opponents.”