Question

In your own words, explain the proper use of the comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Provide a sample sentence to illustrate the rule.

Answer 1

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that appear in sequence with one another to modify the same noun. For example, the adjectives in the phrases bright, sunny day and dark and stormy night are coordinate adjectives.

Answer 2

Coordinate adjectives exemplify the descriptive words that act as a modifier to a noun. It includes two or more adjectives that describe one common noun that requires a comma(,) or and to differentiate them. These adjectives always occur prior to the noun they describe. These adjectives are either separated by "and" or "comma"(,) and sometimes both. To illustrate, here are some examples:

1. It is a red, beautiful flower.

2. There lived the blonde, blue-eyed men of our society.

3. He found a hot and happening news of the celebrity.

4. The calm, soothing and mesmerizing sound of nature pleases my soul.