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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
ADJECTIVE AND COMMA
Hi,
Last time I looked at the grammar.ccc.comnet.edu website, there were orders to adjectives like "Determiner", "Observation", "Physical Description", "Origin", "Material" and "Qualifier" and the part "Physical Description" is divided into "Size", "Shape", "Age" and "Color". I think/hope I have written them all correctly.
I believe I have used this phrase to ask whether commas should be there and I believe Mr. M said they should be there. I think his explanation was that they all describe gloves separately. To me, that means all three adjectives are not describing each other. I think there is a term for that but it escapes me now.
long, thick, protective gloves
Don't the adjectives fit any of the categories given above. To me, if any two or more do, then comma should not be used. Confused.
Last time I looked at the grammar.ccc.comnet.edu website, there were orders to adjectives like "Determiner", "Observation", "Physical Description", "Origin", "Material" and "Qualifier" and the part "Physical Description" is divided into "Size", "Shape", "Age" and "Color". I think/hope I have written them all correctly.
I believe I have used this phrase to ask whether commas should be there and I believe Mr. M said they should be there. I think his explanation was that they all describe gloves separately. To me, that means all three adjectives are not describing each other. I think there is a term for that but it escapes me now.
long, thick, protective gloves
Don't the adjectives fit any of the categories given above. To me, if any two or more do, then comma should not be used. Confused.
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Don't the adjectives fit any of the categories given above? You re right, but other members may not agree with me.
- Don't the adjectives fit any of the categories given above?
- You re right, but other members may not agree with me.
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Don't the adjectives fit any of the categories given above?
You re right, but other members may not agree with me.
You re right, but other members may not agree with me.
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Thank you. Can you check if commas are properly placed and tell me how I can use the order of adjectives (as it is called) to discern situations in which a comma is required and not required? How are no. 1 and no. 2 different?
1. long, thick, protective gloves (as used in the original post)
2. long red winter gloves
3. long, thick red winter gloves
1. long, thick, protective gloves (as used in the original post)
2. long red winter gloves
3. long, thick red winter gloves
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AnonymousThank you. Can you check if commas are properly placed and tell me how I can use the order of adjectives (as it is called) to discern situations in which a comma is required and not required? How are no. 1 and no. 2 different?
1. long, thick, protective gloves (as used in the original post)
2. long red winter gloves
3. long, thick r
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Thank you. As indicated in the first post of this thread, according to the grammar.ccc.comnet.edu website, the category is divided into four categories: size, shape, age and color. And I don't think the examples it showed had (showed) any commas between these. How come?
Some example adjectival phrases from the table examples under THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES of the above website:
Some example adjectival phrases from the table examples under THE ROYAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES of the above website:
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AnonymousThank you. As indicated in the first post of this thread, according to the grammar.ccc.comnet.edu website, the category is divided into four categories: size, shape, age and color. And I don't think the examples it showed had (showed) any commas between these. How come?
Some example adjectival phrases from the table examples under THE ROYAL ORDER O
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Hi. Do commas here needed?
an old, smelly, dilapidated den
Could we have written it like this?
a dilapidated and smelly old den
an old, smelly, dilapidated den
Could we have written it like this?
a dilapidated and smelly old den
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