Commas with Adjectives

Which sentence is correct?

• The girl carried the heavy, bulky box up the stairs.
• The girl carried the heavy bulky box up the stairs.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• He was a difficult, stubborn dog.
• He was a difficult stubborn dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• He had a joyous, happy smile.
• He had a joyous happy smile.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• The students had a long, boring day.
• The students had a long boring day.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

Which sentence is correct?

• They must travel several narrow, winding roads.
• They must travel several narrow winding roads.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

Which sentence is correct?

• We found old, thin books in the attic.
• We found old thin books in the attic.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

Which sentence is correct?

• I saw the small, striped zebra at the zoo.
• I saw the small striped zebra at the zoo.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I almost stepped on a broken, rusty nail.
• I almost stepped, on a broken rusty nail.
• I almost, stepped on a broken, rusty nail.
• I almost stepped on a broken rusty nail.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• The small, hot kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot, kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot kitchen was freshly painted.

• The small hot kitchen was, freshly painted

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• He painted a picture using swift, sure, strokes.

• He painted a picture, using swift sure strokes.

• He painted a picture using swift sure, strokes.

• He painted a picture using swift, sure strokes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B