1. Comma to Separate
Coordinating Adjectives
6th and 7th Grade Language

2.  You must separate coordinating adjectives
with a comma.
The Rule

3.  Don’t Forget: an adjective is a word that
describes a noun!!
 Coordinating Adjectives are two or more
adjectives that “separately” change a
noun. If you can put an and or a but
between two adjectives, you probably
need a comma between them.
What is a Coordinating Adjective?

4.  Mr. Buckwalter is a tall distinguished
fellow.
 Mr. Buckwalter is a tall and distinguished
fellow.
 Mr. Buckwalter is a tall, distinguished
fellow.
Examples

5.  Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old dilapidated
house.
 Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old and
dilapidated house.
 Mr. Buckwalter lived in an old, dilapidated
house.
More Examples

6.  Mr. Buckwalter always helps little old ladies
cross the street.
 Mr. Buckwalter always helps little and old
ladies cross the street.
 Mr. Buckwalter always helps little old ladies
cross the street.

7.  The crowd cheered as the rhythmic pulsating
music filled the stadium.
 The loud restless crowd anxiously awaited
the start of the game.
 This cold December wind chills me to the
bone.
 Mr. Buckwalter would like a warm tasty
doughnut this morning.
Practice

8.  The crowd cheered as the rhythmic, pulsating
music filled the stadium.
 The loud, restless crowd anxiously awaited
the start of the game.
 This cold December wind chills me to the
bone.
 Mr. Buckwalter would like a warm, tasty
doughnut this morning.
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