Comma rule for multiple adjectives

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when using more than one adjective to describe a noun, is a comma necessary? ex. one sunny summer morning - is there a comma between sunny and summer?
ex. his precious bleeding child - is there a comma between precious and bleeding?

Philip · Accepted Answer

precious , bleeding child [2 adjectives]

sunny summer morning [my guess is that it's because 'summer' isn't really an adjective and is actually part of 'morning']

It'll be interesting to see what other natives say.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

I would say it's is the same as "this is a very expensive European car". The bold is a complete noun. And " it was a sunny summer morning" and " a clear starry night" are the same. This is my non-native opinion.

Anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Rhetoric_and_Composition/Commas#Commas_with_multiple_adjectives

"When you use more than one descriptive word (adjective) to describe something (a noun), ask yourself whether the adjectives work independently to describe the noun, or if they build on each other and work together to describe the noun.

"One way to tell is to reverse the order of the adjectives. If you can reverse the order and the meaning stays the same, the adjectives are working independently and should be separated by a comma. If you reverse the order and it doesn't make sense, the adjectives are working together and should not be separated by a comma.

"Another test is to put "and" between the adjectives. If you can do that and retain the meaning, the adjectives are working independently and need a comma between them. If inserting "and" between the adjectives changes the meaning, the adjectives are working together and shouldn't be separated from each other by a comma."

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