Choose the correct comma placemnent for the sentence below>
a. plump, old, white cat
b. plump, old, white, cat
c. plump, old white cat
d. plump old white cat
Which do you think is correct?
http://www.towson.edu/ows/modulecomma.htm
My fist guess was a),
but then
c) seems like a better answer
Your first guess is right >> a.
Here's Writeacher's explanation for this question.
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1280160002
When I read it outloud
c) sounds better but according to rules you just sent me, it would be a).
I'm confused when it comes to this sentence. thanks
Thank you very much!
You're welcome.
The correct comma placement for the sentence is:
c. plump, old white cat
Explanation:
In the given sentence, "plump," "old," and "white" are three adjectives describing the cat. When we have a list of adjectives that modify a noun, we usually use commas to separate them. However, in this case, we do not need a comma before the last adjective because "white cat" forms a compound noun phrase. Therefore, the correct comma placement is to use commas to separate the adjectives "plump" and "old" but not before "white." Thus, option c is the correct one.