Proofreading Coordinate Adjectives - Visiting the Zoo

Read the passage. Find the places where two describing words are connected by and. Replace and with a comma to practice one way of using describing words. Remember to check your spacing!

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My
friends
and
I
went
to
the
zoo
last
week.
It
was
a
bright and sunny
day,
and
all
of
the
animals
were
lively.
There
was
a
big and ferocious
lion
sitting
on
top
of
a
large
rock.
Close
by,
some
loud and lively
monkeys
were
romping
about
on
a
tire
swing.
A
tired and old
tortoise
stretched
his
neck
up
into
the
air.
There
were
also
some
tiny and timid
lizards
hiding
behind
rocks,
logs,
and
any
other
place
they
could
fit.
They
were
all
placed
in
terrariums
next
to
some
cute and fluffy
rodents.
There
was
much
to
see
on
that
fun and exciting
day.

1 answer

Here's the passage with the identified errors corrected:

My friends, I went to the zoo last week. It was a bright, sunny day, and all of the animals were lively. There was a big, ferocious lion sitting on top of a large rock. Close by, some loud, lively monkeys were romping about on a tire swing. A tired, old tortoise stretched his neck up into the air. There were also some tiny, timid lizards hiding behind rocks, logs, and any other place they could fit. They were all placed in terrariums next to some cute, fluffy rodents. There was much to see on that fun, exciting day.

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