ELAGSE7L2a Coordinate Adjectives

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What are coordinate adjectives?

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Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that equally modify a noun and are separated by a comma. They can be joined by 'and' without changing the meaning.

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How do you punctuate coordinate adjectives?

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Coordinate adjectives are punctuated with a comma between them when they equally describe the same noun.

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Example of a sentence with coordinate adjectives.

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The tall, dark man walked into the room.

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What is the difference between coordinate and cumulative adjectives?

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Coordinate adjectives can be separated by 'and' and have equal importance, while cumulative adjectives build on each other and cannot be separated.

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Identify the coordinate adjectives: 'The bright, sunny day was perfect for a picnic.'

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Bright and sunny are the coordinate adjectives.

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Which sentence is correct? 'The big red balloon floated away.' or 'The big, red balloon floated away.'

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'The big red balloon floated away.' is correct because 'big' and 'red' are cumulative adjectives.

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What is an example of cumulative adjectives?

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The small blue car parked in front of my house.

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What is the rule for using 'and' with coordinate adjectives?

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If you can use 'and' between the adjectives without changing the meaning, they are coordinate adjectives.

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Correct the sentence: 'She wore a bright red dress.'

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The sentence is correct as is; 'bright' and 'red' are cumulative adjectives.

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Identify the error: 'He is a kind, generous person.'

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There is no error; 'kind' and 'generous' are coordinate adjectives.