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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

a nice handsome young man (comma)

Please, shouldn't a comma be used between adjectives in the following sentence?

'a nice handsome young man'
Taken from: Order of Adjectives, British Council.

Instead:

'a nice, handsome, young man'

Thank you
  

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HifaMo , shouldn't a comma be used between adjectives in the following sentence? No, it gets too cluttered. As long as the adjective referent is clear, you can dispense with the comma.

— Mister Micawber

  • HifaMo , shouldn't a comma be used between adjectives in the following sentence?
  • No, it gets too cluttered.
  • As long as the adjective referent is clear, you can dispense with the comma.
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HifaMo, shouldn't a comma be used between adjectives in the following sentence?
No, it gets too cluttered. As long as the adjective referent is clear, you can dispense with the comma.
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