Common Core Standard L72 Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives Language of the Discipline Coordinate Adjective modifies a noun equally Coordinate Adjectives How do you know when to use a comma ID: 655612
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Commas for Coordinate AdjectivesSlide2
Common Core Standard
L.7.2 Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectivesSlide3
Language of the Discipline
Coordinate Adjective-
modifies a noun equallySlide4
Coordinate Adjectives
How do you know when to use a comma?
There are 2 steps:
Check by putting
and
between the adjectives OR
S
witch their order
If the sentence has the same meaning, the adjectives are coordinateWhen you write coordinate adjectives, put a comma after each one except the lastSlide5
Examples
No one could figure out where the unusual, mysterious noises were coming from.
Peyton has the strong, determined, independent attitude that her grandparents had.Slide6
Modeling
Which sentences use commas appropriately between adjectives
?
We were prepared for a long, tedious, planning session.
We could say "a long and tedious planning session" or "a tedious, long planning session." Thus, we need the comma between the words long and tedious. However, we could not say "a tedious and planning session," nor could we say "a planning, tedious session." Thus, we should not use a comma between the words tedious and planning.Slide7
Allen owns several blue, wool sweaters.
We
do not need a comma between the words blue and wool because the two adjectives are not coordinate. It would sound illogical to say "blue and wool sweaters" or "wool blue sweaters."Slide8
In order to get home, we must travel over several narrow, winding, treacherous roads.
The adjectives in sentence
three are:
narrow
,
winding
, and
treacherous
—are coordinate with one another, so the commas are appropriate. The word and would sound fine between those words ("the narrow and winding roads" or "the winding and treacherous roads"), and I could easily rearrange the three modifiers in any order.Slide9
Check for Understanding
On your whiteboard add commas or an X if the sentence does not need commas
In
the attic we found old thin paper cutouts we used to play with when we were children.
Answer:
In the
attic
we found old
, thin paper cutouts we used to play with when we were children.For breakfast we ate two oversized blueberry muffins.Answer:
For breakfast we ate two oversized blueberry muffins.(no commas
)Slide10
The poster depicted a brown-haired blue-eyed child wearing a red denim shirt.
Answer:
The poster depicted a brown-haired,
blue-eyed child wearing a red denim shirt.
We bought two dozen boxes of mouth-watering peanut butter Girl Scout cookies.
Answer:
We bought two dozen boxes of mouth-watering peanut butter Girl Scout cookies. (no commas
)Slide11
Guided Practice
Complete numbers 1-3 on the Commas for Coordinate Adjectives worksheet, raise your hand
When you get a star complete the rest of the worksheet