Standard English ConventionsMediumComma between coordinate adjectives
Standard English Conventions practice question
The mill's ____ oak wheel still turns the stones.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. great, weatheredCorrect
- B. great weathered,
- C. great; weathered
- D. great, weathered,
Answer: A. great, weathered
'Great' and 'weathered' both modify 'wheel' independently: a comma between them, none after the last.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. great weathered,
- The comma is in the wrong place.
- C. great; weathered
- A semicolon can't separate adjectives.
- D. great, weathered,
- No comma between the last adjective and the noun.
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