Question

Question 6 of 10

Which sentence uses a comma correctly to set off coordinating adjectives?

A. The recipe requires six, eggs and one, cup of sugar.

B. Jason, the shortstop, made a game-saving catch.

C. The party was ruined by a sudden, hard rainstorm.

D. Deirdre opened a new, coffee shop downtown. ​

Answer 1

C, third sentence

Step-by-step explanation:

C is the only sentence that contains 2 adjectives (sudden/hard) which precede and describe the same noun (storm).

The comma is used incorrectly in regards to sentence A and sentence D because a comma cannot be put between an adjective and a noun.

Not only that, 'six' and 'one' from sentence A might not even classify as adjectives here; they are numbers preceding a noun and some say they serve as 'determiners'.

Its usage in sentence B is correct (it's an apposition), but the question wants you to identify the comma in relation to the coordinating adjectives, thus leaving you with option C because, in this case, the comma separates 2 adjectives.