Question

read each sentence. add commas where they are needed between the different coordinate adjectives.

1. lia has always felt competitive with her intelligent charming athletic older sister.
2. the heavy leather - bound antique dictionary had been passed down for four generations.
3. the goldsteins had driven hundreds of miles to see the majestic towering redwood trees.
4. nazir picked nearly a bushel of juicy red apples.
5. it seemed only fitting that monday began as a chilly gray drizzly day.
6. the clear blue water seemed to beckon to rafael.
7. the brown spotted frog jumped onto a rock and sat there motionless all morning.
8. the eager excited fans cheered when the players jogged onto the field.

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Explanation:

Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that modify a noun equally and can be joined by "and". We add commas between them.

1. Lia has always felt competitive with her intelligent, charming, athletic older sister.
2. The heavy, leather - bound, antique dictionary had been passed down for four generations.
3. The Goldsteins had driven hundreds of miles to see the majestic, towering redwood trees.
4. Nazir picked nearly a bushel of juicy, red apples.
5. It seemed only fitting that Monday began as a chilly, gray, drizzly day.
6. The clear, blue water seemed to beckon to Rafael.
7. The brown, spotted frog jumped onto a rock and sat there motionless all morning.
8. The eager, excited fans cheered when the players jogged onto the field.

Answer:

1. Lia has always felt competitive with her intelligent, charming, athletic older sister.
2. The heavy, leather - bound, antique dictionary had been passed down for four generations.
3. The Goldsteins had driven hundreds of miles to see the majestic, towering redwood trees.
4. Nazir picked nearly a bushel of juicy, red apples.
5. It seemed only fitting that Monday began as a chilly, gray, drizzly day.
6. The clear, blue water seemed to beckon to Rafael.
7. The brown, spotted frog jumped onto a rock and sat there motionless all morning.
8. The eager, excited fans cheered when the players jogged onto the field.