Please only write C or I (C= correct, I = incorrect): (ex: 1. C, 2.C)
1.This is a yellow blue white flag.
2.This is a yellow, blue, white flag.
3.This is a yellow, blue and white flag.
4.This is a yellow blue flag.
5.This is a yellow, blue flag.
6.This is a yellow and blue flag.
Thanks .
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Please only write C or I (C= correct, I = incorrect): (ex: 1. C, 2.C)
1.This is a yellow blue white flag. [color=blue]I
2.This is a yellow, blue, white flag. [color=blue]I
3.This is a yellow, blue and white flag. [color=blue]C
4.This is a yellow blue flag. [color=blue]I
5.This is a yellow, blue flag. [color=blue]I
6.This is a yellow and blue flag. [color=blue]C
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Amy, could you please spill some more ink on the sentence quoted above? I have seen some sentences like this without and.
1-He is a little strange fellow.
Tom
…but, then again, and sounds extremely daft in my example! :shock: Why?
Tom
Hi Tom
Your example is not similar because the adjectives little and strange describe two different aspects. The words blue and yellow both describe the same aspect: [color=blue]color.
If you have two adjectives describing the same type of aspect of one noun, then you should connect the two adjectives with and: a blue and yellow flag.
If you have three adjectives describing the same aspect, then you should use a comma between the first two and the word and between the second and third: a yellow, blue and white flag.
By the way, in your sentence, I would prefer this word order:
1-He is a [color=indigo]strange little fellow.
A good rule of thumb for adjective order: (Remember? :))
Number
Opinion or judgment [color=indigo]i[/i]
Size color=indigo
Age
Shape
Color
Nationality
Material
Purpose or Qualifier
Keep in mind, this is just a general rule of thumb. Sometimes it doesn’t work. There might be a standard collocation that is a little different, for example.
Amy