Instructions: As a group, look at the following sentences. What does each set of sentences have in
common? How do they use (or not
use) adjectives (descriptive words) similarly? Take a stab at writing some
rules for the adjectives below.
1. We were prepared for a
long, tedious planning session.
2. Joe and Sam ate the delicious, fresh
buttered popcorn.
3. Ellen owns several blue
wool sweaters.
4. The girls bought ten pale yellow
scarves.
5. Jared traveled over several narrow,
winding,
treacherous roads.
6. Mowing the lawn on such a hazy, hot,
humid day was no fun.
If you can do these, use a comma between series adjectives.
the “and” rule: Try replacing the comma with the word “and.”
If it works, you probably need the
comma.
change the order: Try changing the order of the
adjectives. If it works, you
probably need an adjective there.
