Transcript Crazy Comma Rule Numero Uno

Crazy Comma Rule Numero Uno
Also Known as “Comma Rule #6”
Use commas between two or more
adjectives that precede a noun unless
one of the adjectives expresses a
single idea with the noun (jet plane) or
the last adjective tells color (green,
etc.) or age (old, young).
Crazy Comma Rule: Use commas between two or more adjectives that precede a noun
unless one of the adjectives expresses a single idea with the noun (jet plane) or the
last adjective tells color (green, etc.) or age (old, young).
• Comma needed: The cute, fuzzy dog
barked at everyone.
• Comma omitted: The cute brown dog
barked at everyone. (color adjective)
• Examples:
• The noisy jet plane flew overhead. (“Jet
plane” is one idea. The adjective is really
part of the noun.)
• The ugly young dog wolfed down its food.
(age adjective).
The general “rule of thumb” is to use a
comma if it sounds right to use the word
“and” instead of a comma.
• Examples:
• The old oaken bucket was covered with
wet green moss. (No commas needed as
it would be awkward to say “The old and
oaken bucket was covered with wet and
green moss.”)
• The floppy-eared, lazy Doberman slept
all day. (Here you use a comma because it
makes sense to say “The floppy-eared and
lazy Doberman slept all day.”)
Practice: Write the word before each
missing comma and add the comma.
If it is correct, write C.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A white dwarf is a tiny dense star.
My spaniel is a fat sassy puppy.
Jamie wore a new green t-shirt to school.
I would like to travel to the Black Sea.
Practice: Write the word before each
missing comma and add the comma.
If it is correct, write C.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A white dwarf is a tiny, dense star.
My spaniel is a fat, sassy puppy.
Jamie wore a new green t-shirt to school. C
I would like to travel to the Black Sea. C