Lancaster
30-10-2009, 09:14 AM
لدي منهج تجريبي مقرر من الوزارة، فيه قاعدة إضاقة comma بين coordinate adjectives
وقد ورد في أحد الأمثلة
The small, brown bird flew by my window
لاحظوا إضافة comma بين small و brown
سؤالي هنا............
كيف تكون small و brown
COORDINATE ADJECTIVES?
وهذا شكل وهذا لون ...!!
والمعروف في استخدام الصفات أنها تأتي على ترتيب معين
opinion
size
age
shape
colour
origin
material
purpose
أي أن small و brown لا يمكن التبديل بينهما..!!
وبحثت عن طريقة إضافة comma بين الصفات في الكثير من المواقع فوجدت
COMMA RULE #2 – THE COMMA WITH COORDINATE ADJECTIVES: Use commas between coordinate adjectives.
What are “coordinate adjectives”?
“Coordinate adjectives” are adjectives placed next to each other that are equal in importance.
Two tests to determine whether adjectives are coordinate are the following:
1. See whether “and” can be smoothly placed between them.
2. See whether the adjectives’ order can be reversed.
Look at this example.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA3.jpg
In this example, a comma belongs between happy and lively because they are coordinate adjectives.
Test to make certain:
First, try the “and” test.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA4.jpg
And placed between the 2 adjectives sounds smooth.
Second, try reversing the adjectives.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA5.jpg
When the adjectives are reversed, the sentence still makes sense. Thus, happy and lively are coordinate adjectives in the example and should be separated by a comma.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA6.jpg
CAUTION: Not all adjective pairs are coordinate adjectives. Thus, not all adjectives should be separated from one another by a comma.
Look at this example.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA7.jpg
In this example, no comma belongs between the two adjectives young and golden because they are not coordinate adjectives.
How can we know?
First, try the “and” test.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA8.jpg
And placed between the two adjectives does not fit smoothly.
Second, try reversing the adjectives.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA9.jpg
When the two adjectives are reversed, they do not make sense. Thus, young and golden are not coordinate adjectives and should not be separated by a comma.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA10.jpg
وقد ورد في أحد الأمثلة
The small, brown bird flew by my window
لاحظوا إضافة comma بين small و brown
سؤالي هنا............
كيف تكون small و brown
COORDINATE ADJECTIVES?
وهذا شكل وهذا لون ...!!
والمعروف في استخدام الصفات أنها تأتي على ترتيب معين
opinion
size
age
shape
colour
origin
material
purpose
أي أن small و brown لا يمكن التبديل بينهما..!!
وبحثت عن طريقة إضافة comma بين الصفات في الكثير من المواقع فوجدت
COMMA RULE #2 – THE COMMA WITH COORDINATE ADJECTIVES: Use commas between coordinate adjectives.
What are “coordinate adjectives”?
“Coordinate adjectives” are adjectives placed next to each other that are equal in importance.
Two tests to determine whether adjectives are coordinate are the following:
1. See whether “and” can be smoothly placed between them.
2. See whether the adjectives’ order can be reversed.
Look at this example.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA3.jpg
In this example, a comma belongs between happy and lively because they are coordinate adjectives.
Test to make certain:
First, try the “and” test.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA4.jpg
And placed between the 2 adjectives sounds smooth.
Second, try reversing the adjectives.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA5.jpg
When the adjectives are reversed, the sentence still makes sense. Thus, happy and lively are coordinate adjectives in the example and should be separated by a comma.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA6.jpg
CAUTION: Not all adjective pairs are coordinate adjectives. Thus, not all adjectives should be separated from one another by a comma.
Look at this example.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA7.jpg
In this example, no comma belongs between the two adjectives young and golden because they are not coordinate adjectives.
How can we know?
First, try the “and” test.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA8.jpg
And placed between the two adjectives does not fit smoothly.
Second, try reversing the adjectives.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA9.jpg
When the two adjectives are reversed, they do not make sense. Thus, young and golden are not coordinate adjectives and should not be separated by a comma.
http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleCOMMA10.jpg