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Analyzing Coordinate Adjectives in English

In this lesson on analyzing modifiers, we explore coordinate adjectives and how they function to modify nouns. Using descriptive examples, we illustrate the importance of commas in separating coordinate adjectives and provide tips for identifying them. Learn to determine if adjectives are of equal rank by testing their order and the use of "and" between them. Engage with practical exercises that include identifying and correcting misplaced modifiers. This lesson enhances your understanding of sentence structure and adjective usage in English writing.

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Analyzing Coordinate Adjectives in English

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  1. JBHM Lesson 21: Analyzing Modifiers Mrs. Cline English I

  2. Coordinate Adjectives It was a cold, dreary Christmas Eve and the soldiers sat huddled in their damp, bleak trenches. The frozen, barren wasteland between the trenches did nothing to cheer the men. Even the experienced infantry officers felt the dull, depressing day weigh them down.

  3. Coordinate adjectives are adjectives of equal rank that modify the same noun. A comma is placed between coordinate adjectives. • To determine whether adjectives are coordinate, try placing the word and between them. Also if the order of the adjectives can be reversed without changing the meaning of the sentence, then the adjectives are coordinate or equal.

  4. In general, a comma is not needed after numbers and adjectives of size, shape, and age. • Example 1: It was a cold, dreary Christmas Eve… • Example 2: Even the experienced infantry officers… • Example 3: They saw a big round moon hanging in the sky.

  5. Directions • The sentence strip you have contains a misplaced modifier. Fold a piece of typing paper in half and tape the sentence to the top half. Underline the misplaced modifier. • On the bottom half of your paper, correctly rewrite the sentence.

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