How can you distinguish between coordinate and non-coordinate adjectives?(1 point)

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Coordinate adjectives have positive connotations whereas non-coordinate adjectives have negative connotations.
Coordinate adjectives have positive connotations whereas non-coordinate adjectives have negative connotations.

If adjectives are coordinate, you should be able to list them in any order without changing the meaning of the sentence or creating a sentence that does not make sense
If adjectives are coordinate, you should be able to list them in any order without changing the meaning of the sentence or creating a sentence that does not make sense

If adjectives are coordinate, changing their order would change the meaning of the sentence and/or create a sentence that does not make sense.
If adjectives are coordinate, changing their order would change the meaning of the sentence and/or create a sentence that does not make sense.

Coordinate adjectives appear before the verb, and non-coordinate adjectives appear after the verb.

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The correct way to distinguish between coordinate and non-coordinate adjectives is:

If adjectives are coordinate, you should be able to list them in any order without changing the meaning of the sentence or creating a sentence that does not make sense.

Coordinate adjectives equally modify the noun and can be rearranged without affecting the overall meaning. In contrast, non-coordinate (or cumulative) adjectives must appear in a specific order, and changing that order may affect the meaning or create an awkward sentence.