Coordinating Adjectives Quiz 18 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the adjective in the following sentence?The boy in the red rain boots chased the paper sailboat.
2. True or False:You can check if adjectives need a comma between them by seeing if the word 'and' would make sense in its place.
3. True or False:Since it sounds a little awkward to say 'The artist used bright and red paint, ' the correct punctuation is 'The artist used bright red paint.'
4. Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly with coordinate adjectives?
5. Identify the relative pronoun clause in the sentence. She went to the bookstore, which is her favorite thing to do, and decided to read outside afterwards.
6. Your friend says, 'I got a new gaming computer.' You want to add that it's powerful and fast. How would you apply the coordinate adjective rule to say this?
7. Which of the following is a coordinate phrase?
8. The comma is needed between what two words?Eleven likes her waffles covered in sticky yellow syrup.
9. Why do you put a comma in 'a long, exhausting day'?
10. Complete the sentence:The ..... car zoomed past us.
11. Identify the coordinate adjectives in the following sentence:'The old, dusty, abandoned house'
12. Identify the coordinate adjectives in the following sentence:'The cold, dark, silent night'
13. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:The spicy tangy sauce added flavor to the dish.
14. In the sentence 'The fast, sleek car zoomed past, ' what test can confirm 'fast' and 'sleek' are coordinate adjectives? A) If they are both synonyms B) If they can be switched and still make sense C) If one adjective modifies the other D) If they describe different nouns
15. Identify the coordinate adjectives in the sentence:The tall, skinny man walked quickly down the street. a) tall, skinny b) skinny, man c) tall, man
16. True or False:In the phrase 'the huge red bouncy ball, ' you can reorder the adjectives any way you want without it sounding weird.
17. Identify whether or not the sentence below is correct as it is, or if which sentence corrects the misplaced or dangling modifier.The girl walked her dog in blue sweatpants.
18. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly to separate coordinate adjectives.
19. Identify the correct placement of a comma in the sentence: "He is a talented young musician."
20. Where does the hyphen need to go to fix the compound adjective in the sentence below?The world class aquarium in Monterey, California, is known for its interactive displays, research facilities, and pioneering work with jellyfish.
21. When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.
22. Are the blue adjectives cumulative or coordinate?Hilda's thick German accent made her difficult to understand sometimes.
23. True or False:The adjectives in 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' are coordinate.
24. Steve fell off of his bicycle while performing dangerous tricks; ..... , he broke his arm.
25. Complete the sentence:The ..... , ..... soup was perfect for a cold day. A) hot spicy B) hot, spicy C) spicy hot D) spicy, hot