IXL | Commas with coordinate adjectives | 12th grade language arts

Insert two commas to separate the coordinate adjectives.

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Insert two commas to separate the coordinate adjectives.

From the restored Alamo to the popular picturesque River Walk, San Antonio, Texas, is a city packed with historic memorable attractions.

key idea

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun equally. They should be separated with commas.

Answer these two questions to check for coordinate adjectives:

Does the text still sound okay when the adjective order is changed?

Does the text still sound okay when and is inserted?

If the answer to both questions is yes, then the adjectives are coordinate and should be separated with commas.

solution

Look for adjectives that are next to each other and then test whether they are coordinate adjectives.

Popular and picturesque are coordinate adjectives, so they should be separated with a comma. You can tell because the text still sounds okay when the adjective order is changed as well as when and is inserted.

green checkmark, picturesque, popular River Walk
green checkmark, popular and picturesque River Walk

Picturesque and River are not coordinate adjectives, so they should not be separated with a comma. You can tell because the text does not sound right at all when the adjective order is changed or when and is inserted.

red X symbol, River picturesque Walk
red X symbol, picturesque and River Walk

Historic and memorable are coordinate adjectives, so they should be separated with a comma. You can tell because the text still sounds okay when the adjective order is changed as well as when and is inserted.

green checkmark, memorable, historic attractions
green checkmark, historic and memorable attractions

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