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QuizMultiple Choice

Using Semicolons and Commas

Question 9 • 2025/26 IGC-English I - Prescriptive

Which sentence requires a comma between the adjectives?

Answer
A
The old gray house sat forlornly next to the scraggly lawn.
B
The weathered cracked door hung crookedly from its hinges.
C
Two broken windows had birds flying in and out of them.
D
Small young chipmunks peeked out between the stone steps.

Explanation

“Weathered” and “cracked” both describe the door independently, so they are coordinate adjectives. You can join them with “and” (“the weathered and cracked door”) or reverse them (“the cracked, weathered door”), so a comma belongs between them: “The weathered, cracked door…” “Small young chipmunks” has a usual size-before-age order, so those adjectives are not separated by a comma.

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