This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adjectives > Coordinating Adjectives – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a pair of properly punctuated coordinate adjectives? A) Blue silk. B) Tall, strong. C) Wooden table. D) Old house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall, strong. 2. The quiet respectful class listened to the guest speaker. A) No comma needed. B) Add a comma after quiet. C) Add a comma after respectful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma after quiet. 3. Are the two adjectives in this sentence Coordinate Adjectives (need commas) or Cumulative Adjectives (no commas)? The light gray cat slowly stalked the bird. A) Coordinate Adjectives. B) Cumulative Adjectives. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulative Adjectives. 4. Are the blue adjectives cumulative or coordinate?I stared up in awe and wonder at the beautiful, shining skyscraper. A) Cumulative. B) Coordinate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinate. 5. Complete the sentence:The ..... , ..... path led us through the forest. A) narrow, winding B) narrow winding C) narrow; winding D) narrow and winding A) Narrow, winding. B) Narrow winding. C) Narrow; winding. D) Narrow and winding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrow, winding. 6. Registration was improved this year by the addition of an efficient courteous staff. A) Coordinate (needs a comma). B) Not coordinate (no comma needed). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinate (needs a comma). 7. Which sentence correctly shows cumulative adjectives that do NOT need a comma? A) It was a dark, stormy night. B) He is a kind, generous person. C) She lost her new tennis racket. D) The loud, happy crowd cheered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She lost her new tennis racket. 8. Imagine you found a stray kitten. How would you best complete this sentence to describe it using coordinate adjectives? A) It was a tiny, scared kitten. B) It was a tiny black kitten. C) It was a black, tiny kitten. D) It was a tiny and scared and black kitten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was a tiny, scared kitten. 9. The new recruits managed the easy six-mile hike without too much trouble, but they were ready to collapse by the end of the long arduous sprint that followed.Where should you put a comma? A) Between recruits and managed. B) Between easy and six-mile. C) Between long and arduous. D) Between arduous and sprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between long and arduous. 10. What punctuation is used between coordinate adjectives? A) Semicolon. B) Colon. C) Comma. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 11. Identify the pair of coordinate adjectives in the sentence:The clever, resourceful student solved the complex, challenging problem. A) Clever, resourceful. B) Student, solved. C) Complex, challenging. D) Solved, problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex, challenging. 12. Which of the following is an example of using "and" between coordinate adjectives? A) Her warm, kind, and thoughtful grandmother welcomed us at the door. B) A wild, hungry cat appeared at our door. C) A wild and hungry cat appeared at our door. D) The long, twisty, creepy, sinister snake slithered on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wild and hungry cat appeared at our door. 13. Which of the following sentences does not use coordinate adjectives correctly? A) The tall, dark man entered the room. B) She has a big, fluffy cat. C) The old, rusty car wouldn't start. D) They bought a small, green, car. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 14. Complete the sentence:The ..... , ..... book was hard to put down. A) thrilling suspenseful B) thrilling, suspenseful C) thrilling suspenseful, D) thrilling, suspenseful, A) Thrilling suspenseful. B) Thrilling, suspenseful. C) Thrilling suspenseful,. D) Thrilling, suspenseful,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thrilling, suspenseful. 15. Select the sentence with the correct comma placement: "It was a long tiring journey." A) It was a long, tiring journey. B) It was a long tiring, journey. C) It was a long tiring journey, . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was a long, tiring journey. 16. Which of the following is true about coordinate adjectives? A) Are adjectives that are right next to each other in a sentence. B) Are adjectives with equal importance. C) Must be separated by commas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a ..... A) Verb. B) FANBOYS word. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FANBOYS word. 18. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:The ..... car was a gift from her uncle. A) shiny new B) shiny, new C) shiny new, D) shiny; new A) Shiny new. B) Shiny, new. C) Shiny new,. D) Shiny; new. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiny, new. 19. True or False:In the sentence 'The delicious chocolate cake was a hit, ' a comma is needed between 'delicious' and 'chocolate.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Select the sentence that uses coordinate adjectives, which are two separate adjectives describing the same noun. A) My friend has a new phone case. B) She wore a long, beautiful dress to the party. C) That is a huge stone statue. D) I bought some delicious chocolate chip cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wore a long, beautiful dress to the party. 21. True or False:In the sentence 'He drove a sleek fast car, ' a comma should be placed between 'sleek' and 'fast.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. True or False:The sentence 'She has a fast, reliable car' is correct without additional punctuation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. I can speak Spanish very ..... A) Well. B) Good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 24. Choose the correct answer which shows where commas should be placed between coordinate adjectives. The green slimy hungry Martian entered the classroom. A) The green, slimy, hungry, Martian entered the classroom. B) The green, slimy, hungry Martian entered the classroom. C) The green slimy, hungry Martian entered the classroom. D) The green, slimy hungry Martian entered the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The green, slimy, hungry Martian entered the classroom. 25. True or False:In 'The large blue butterfly fluttered by, ' no comma is needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCoordinating Adjectives Quiz 1Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 2Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 3Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 4Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 5Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 6Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 7Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books