Commas and Coordinating Adjectives Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.7.2.A

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Adjectives modify nouns. In some cases, multiple adjectives can be describing the same noun. Do you know how to determine if a comma must be placed between those multiple adjectives? The rule is to place commas between coordinate adjectives these are words that modify a noun but have about the same level of importance. If you could easily place the word and between them and not change the sentence at all, they are coordinating adjectives. These worksheets will help students work on their use of commas with adjectives.

Commas and Coordinating Adjectives Worksheets:

Comma, Comma, No Comma! – Two of the five sentences need some serious comma work.

Equal Weight Adjectives – Some of the sentences even need two commas.

Read Very Carefully! – These might be better used towards the middle of the school year.

And Between Adjectives – A simple "Yes" or "No" doesn't always do it.

Commas Everywhere! – These sentences are in serious lack of solid punctuating.

Equal Importance – Rewrite each sentence, adding commas where needed.

Where Does That Comma Go? – Write a sentence as instructed and use commas correctly.

Use Those Commas! – Write two sentences for each prompt.

Punctuate It Properly! – Read each sentence and then rewrite it using correct punctuation.

Using Commas Correctly – Clean those punctuators up dude!

The Big Game – Kendall has written a postcard to his friend Jim. Read Kendall's postcard.

Add Those Commas – Decide of the sentences below are coordinate adjectives. Rewrite each sentence, adding commas where needed.

No Adjectives! – The sentences do NOT contain coordinate adjectives.

Coordinate Them! – Five sentences for you to have some fun with.

Commas and Coordinate Adjectives – Four of the five sentences need some rewriting.

Use of Comma with Coordinating Adjectives


Almost every student is familiar with the term adjectives but not everyone knows about the coordinating adjectives and the rules regarding their use. Coordinating adjectives are two adjectives that are part of a sentence. These two adjectives explain a single noun independently and do not cancel out the function of one another. They serve an identical function. In a sentence, both coordinating adjectives have equal worth. Coordinating adjectives are used often in long compound sentences for example, “She walked down the slippery, long street”. In this example, the words “slippery” and “long” are coordinating adjectives because they are demonstrating the noun “street”.


There are two ways to write coordinating adjectives in the sentences and one of them is by using a comma. The important aspects of comma usage with coordinating adjectives are given as follows:


Identification of Coordinating Adjectives


Coordinating adjectives are mostly written with a comma between them. The use of a comma between two adjectives is one of the ways to identify whether the adjectives are coordinating or not. The comma between the adjectives assures that both the adjectives are independently explaining a noun. For example, “This wise, charming man is my husband”. In this example, the use of a comma between the words “wise” and “charming” is a sign that both words are coordinating adjectives as they are explaining the traits of a single noun. If there is no comma between the adjective, then it means that the adjectives are not coordinating rather they are cumulative adjectives.


The Position of Adjectives Does Not Matter


When there is a use of a comma between the adjectives, the position of adjectives does not matter. Any adjective can come before the other and the change in position will not affect the meaning of the sentence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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