Using Commas with Descriptive Adjectives
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Using Commas with Descriptive Adjectives

This lesson plan is designed for B2 level students. Through guided activities and examples, students learn how to use commas correctly with descriptive adjectives. The lesson includes practical exercises and descriptive writing prompts, helping students improve their punctuation, and overall writing clarity.

Skills

  • Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time.
45 minB2 (Upper-Intermediate)TeensAdultsIndividualGrammarAdjectivesPunctuationWriting
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1

Look at these sentences below. Why do some sentences have commas between the adjectives while others don't?

Discuss why you think commas are used or not used in each example.
1. It was a long, tiring day. 2. A small wooden table. 3. She wore a bright yellow dress. 4. It was a bright, sunny day.
2

Read the grammar rule to find out when to use commas with descriptive adjectives.

3

Some of these sentences need commas. Rewrite the sentences with correct punctuation.

4

Read the text carefully. Add commas between adjectives where needed.

5

Write 5 sentences describing a place, person, or object, using two or more adjectives to describe a noun in each sentence.

6

Wrap-up. Answer the questions below.

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