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Name: ______________________ Book: Castles and Dragons MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives Highlight when a comma has been used for a list of adjectives As Hiccup creeped through the dark, windy tunnel, he took extra special care not to trip over any loose, jagged rocks. If he were to misplace his footing and fall, the noise might be enough to wake the entire dragon population. The young, brave Viking squinted his eyes forward, eager to discover the infamous cavern where the dragons lived. Slowly but surely the group moved onwards, nearing the heart of the cliff. Whilst Hiccup didn’t have a strong dislike for training dragons, he knew from his research that they had a tendency for misbehaviour before becoming well-trained, disciplined creatures. They were naturally cunning characters that tended to disobey even the most straight-forward of orders, especially the pug-ugly, grotesque Gronckle. Little Hiccup took a long, deep breath. It was going to take a lot of concentration and no mistakes to catch a worthwhile dragon. He could feel the tunnel air becoming cooler as he walked through the cave. The dragons were getting close, he could feel it in his small Viking bones. The thought of several hundred, raging dragons around any possible corner brought an air of discomfort and he could feel his small, slender hands begin to tremble. If Hiccup had the misfortune of bumping into any dragons, he’d better be ready…

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Page 1: tc castles - Commas for lists of adjectives...MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives Use a comma to separate the list of adjectives As Hiccup creeped through the dark windy tunnel, he

Name: ______________________

Book: Castles and Dragons

MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives

Highlight when a comma has been used for a list of adjectives

A s H i c c u p c r e e p e d t h r o u g h t h e d a r k , w i n d y t u n n e l , h e t o o k e x t r a

s p e c i a l c a r e n o t t o t r i p o v e r a n y l o o s e , j a g g e d r o c k s . I f h e w e r e

t o m i s p l a c e h i s f o o t i n g a n d f a l l , t h e n o i s e m i g h t b e e n o u g h t o

w a k e t h e e n t i r e d r a g o n p o p u l a t i o n .

T h e y o u n g , b r a v e V i k i n g s q u i n t e d h i s e y e s f o r w a r d , e a g e r t o

d i s c o v e r t h e i n f a m o u s c a v e r n w h e r e t h e d r a g o n s l i v e d . S l o w l y b u t

s u r e l y t h e g r o u p m o v e d o n w a r d s , n e a r i n g t h e h e a r t o f t h e c l i f f .

W h i l s t H i c c u p d i d n ’ t h a v e a s t r o n g d i s l i k e f o r t r a i n i n g d r a g o n s , h e

k n e w f r o m h i s r e s e a r c h t h a t t h e y h a d a t e n d e n c y f o r m i s b e h a v i o u r

b e f o r e b e c o m i n g w e l l - t r a i n e d , d i s c i p l i n e d c r e a t u r e s . T h e y w e r e

n a t u r a l l y c u n n i n g c h a r a c t e r s t h a t t e n d e d t o d i s o b e y e v e n t h e

m o s t s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d o f o r d e r s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p u g - u g l y ,

g r o t e s q u e G r o n c k l e .

L i t t l e H i c c u p t o o k a l o n g , d e e p b r e a t h . I t w a s g o i n g t o t a k e a l o t

o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d n o m i s t a k e s t o c a t c h a w o r t h w h i l e d r a g o n .

H e c o u l d f e e l t h e t u n n e l a i r b e c o m i n g c o o l e r a s h e w a l k e d t h r o u g h

t h e c a v e . T h e d r a g o n s w e r e g e t t i n g c l o s e , h e c o u l d f e e l i t i n h i s

s m a l l V i k i n g b o n e s . T h e t h o u g h t o f s e v e r a l h u n d r e d , r a g i n g

d r a g o n s a r o u n d a n y p o s s i b l e c o r n e r b r o u g h t a n a i r

o f d i s c o m f o r t a n d h e c o u l d f e e l h i s s m a l l , s l e n d e r h a n d s b e g i n t o

t r e m b l e . I f H i c c u p h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e o f b u m p i n g i n t o a n y

d r a g o n s , h e ’ d b e t t e r b e r e a d y …

Page 2: tc castles - Commas for lists of adjectives...MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives Use a comma to separate the list of adjectives As Hiccup creeped through the dark windy tunnel, he

Name: ______________________

Book: Castles and Dragons

MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives

Use a comma to separate the list of adjectives

A s H i c c u p c r e e p e d t h r o u g h t h e d a r k w i n d y t u n n e l , h e t o o k e x t r a

s p e c i a l c a r e n o t t o t r i p o v e r a n y l o o s e j a g g e d r o c k s . I f h e w e r e

t o m i s p l a c e h i s f o o t i n g a n d f a l l , t h e n o i s e m i g h t b e e n o u g h t o

w a k e t h e e n t i r e d r a g o n p o p u l a t i o n .

T h e y o u n g b r a v e V i k i n g s q u i n t e d h i s e y e s f o r w a r d , e a g e r t o

d i s c o v e r t h e i n f a m o u s c a v e r n w h e r e t h e d r a g o n s l i v e d . S l o w l y b u t

s u r e l y t h e g r o u p m o v e d o n w a r d s , n e a r i n g t h e h e a r t o f t h e c l i f f .

W h i l s t H i c c u p d i d n ’ t h a v e a s t r o n g d i s l i k e f o r t r a i n i n g d r a g o n s , h e

k n e w f r o m h i s r e s e a r c h t h a t t h e y h a d a t e n d e n c y f o r m i s b e h a v i o u r

b e f o r e b e i n g b e c o m i n g w e l l - t r a i n e d d i s c i p l i n e d c r e a t u r e s . T h e y

w e r e n a t u r a l l y c u n n i n g c h a r a c t e r s t h a t t e n d e d t o d i s o b e y e v e n

t h e m o s t s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d o f o r d e r s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p u g - u g l y

g r o t e s q u e G r o n c k l e .

L i t t l e H i c c u p t o o k a l o n g d e e p b r e a t h . I t w a s g o i n g t o t a k e a l o t o f

c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d n o m i s t a k e s t o c a t c h a w o r t h w h i l e d r a g o n . H e

c o u l d f e e l t h e t u n n e l a i r b e c o m i n g c o o l e r a s h e w a l k e d t h r o u g h

t h e c a v e . T h e d r a g o n s w e r e g e t t i n g c l o s e , h e c o u l d f e e l i t i n h i s

s m a l l V i k i n g b o n e s . T h e t h o u g h t o f s e v e r a l h u n d r e d , r a g i n g

d r a g o n s a r o u n d a n y p o s s i b l e c o r n e r b r o u g h t a n a i r

o f d i s c o m f o r t a n d h e c o u l d f e e l h i s s m a l l s l e n d e r h a n d s b e g i n t o

t r e m b l e . I f H i c c u p h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e o f b u m p i n g i n t o a n y

d r a g o n s , h e ’ d b e t t e r b e r e a d y …

Page 3: tc castles - Commas for lists of adjectives...MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives Use a comma to separate the list of adjectives As Hiccup creeped through the dark windy tunnel, he

Name: ______________________

Book: Castles and Dragons

MF: Commas for Lists of Adjectives

Use a list of adjectives to describe the noun. Don’t forget the comma!

A s H i c c u p c r e e p e d t h r o u g h t h e ________ __ ________ t u n n e l , h e t o o k

e x t r a s p e c i a l c a r e n o t t o t r i p o v e r ________ __ ________ r o c k s . I f h e

w e r e t o m i s p l a c e h i s f o o t i n g a n d f a l l , t h e n o i s e m i g h t b e e n o u g h

t o w a k e t h e e n t i r e d r a g o n p o p u l a t i o n .

T h e ________ __ ________ V i k i n g s q u i n t e d h i s e y e s f o r w a r d , e a g e r t o

d i s c o v e r t h e i n f a m o u s c a v e r n w h e r e t h e d r a g o n s l i v e d . S l o w l y b u t

s u r e l y t h e g r o u p m o v e d o n w a r d s , n e a r i n g t h e h e a r t o f t h e c l i f f .

W h i l s t H i c c u p d i d n ’ t h a v e a s t r o n g d i s l i k e f o r t r a i n i n g d r a g o n s , h e

k n e w f r o m h i s r e s e a r c h t h a t t h e y h a d a t e n d e n c y f o r m i s b e h a v i o u r

b e f o r e b e c o m i n g ________ __ ________ c r e a t u r e s . T h e y w e r e

n a t u r a l l y c u n n i n g c h a r a c t e r s t h a t t e n d e d t o d i s o b e y e v e n t h e

m o s t s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d o f o r d e r s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e ________ __ ________

G r o n c k l e .

L i t t l e H i c c u p t o o k a ________ __ ________ b r e a t h . I t w a s g o i n g t o

t a k e a l o t o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d n o m i s t a k e s t o c a t c h a w o r t h w h i l e

d r a g o n . H e c o u l d f e e l t h e t u n n e l a i r b e c o m i n g c o o l e r a s h e w a l k e d

t h r o u g h t h e c a v e . T h e d r a g o n s w e r e g e t t i n g c l o s e , h e c o u l d f e e l i t

i n h i s s m a l l V i k i n g b o n e s . T h e t h o u g h t o f s e v e r a l h u n d r e d , r a g i n g

d r a g o n s a r o u n d a n y p o s s i b l e c o r n e r b r o u g h t a n a i r

o f d i s c o m f o r t a n d h e c o u l d f e e l h i s ________ __ ________ h a n d s b e g i n

t o t r e m b l e . I f H i c c u p h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e o f b u m p i n g i n t o a n y

d r a g o n s , h e ’ d b e t t e r b e r e a d y …