Read the sentence and answer the question that follows.

The cloudy moonless sky hampered the lost hikers lumbering down the steep treacherous trail.

Which is the correct placement of commas in this sentence?


A. The cloudy, moonless sky hampered the lost hikers lumbering down the steep treacherous trail.

B. The cloudy, moonless sky hampered the lost hikers lumbering down the steep, treacherous trail.

C. The cloudy moonless sky hampered the lost hikers lumbering down the steep, treacherous trail.

Respuesta :

The answer is B. Two adjectives in a row in a sentence needs to be separated by a comma. The “cloudy, moonless sky” and “steep, treacherous trail” needs commas. You can think of the comma as taking place is the word “and.”