The ability to distinguish homogeneous attributes from non-uniform helps to apply correctly the punctuation rule of statement of a comma between homogeneous parts of the sentence when there are no unions.
Instruction
1. Several coordinated definitions used as a part of the offer, being among themselves and the main word in the different relations, are capable to characterize a subject from different sides. The connected by conjunctionless communication, such attributes are homogeneous and non-uniform. Statement or lack of a comma depends on what they are.
2. Look how the subject is characterized by the coordinated definitions which were found in the offer. Homogeneous attributes can give characteristic to a subject usually from any one party. Review examples: "School students collected autumn bouquets from red, yellow leaves of a maple". (In this offer the characteristic is given to objects of color, transfer of similar signs can be continued. Therefore, attributes are homogeneous, it is required to divide them a comma). If the subject is characterized from different sides, so these heterogeneous attributes, the comma is not necessary. ("Old harmonious pines grew in a pine forest". At first the sign indicates age, then – appearance).
3. Surely pay attention to intonation. Homogeneous attributes are said with enumerative intonation, the insert of the union is allowed here "and". At non-uniform such intonation is absent, and it is impossible to insert the union "and" most often.
4. Homogeneous attributes directly depend on the general defined word. A syntactic link at non-uniform - other: one of them corresponds to the main word, other definition explains a combination of the defined word and the next to it definitions. For example, "hare, fox traces" (the word "traces" acts as the main thing for each of these definitions); "thin silk thread" (the word "thin" explains a phrase "silk thread").
5. To distinguish homogeneous and heterogeneous attributes, it is important to consider also an order of their following in the offer and ways of expression. It is peculiar to homogeneous attributes: - to follow one after another as strengthening of extent of manifestation of sign ("a ridiculous, ridiculous look"); - to explain to the subsequent previous (the insert is possible here "that is" or "namely": "peace, friendship"); - to the definition representing a participial phrase to take the place after single ("the parquet, carpeted floor", but "the carpeted parquet floor").
6. Context conditions sometimes play a role for transition of definitions to uniform. Usually it happens in cases of emergence of the synonymic relations between them ("a tender, kind look"). Definitions epithets in art texts also often become uniform.
7. Heterogeneous attributes can be distinguished on a way of their expression. Standing in the offer nearby qualitative and relative ("a warm winter coat"), two relative adjectives ("an autumn children's jacket"), the pronoun and an adjective ("our new friends"), a single participle and a relative adjective ("the rusted iron lock") represent heterogeneous attributes.
8. Do not forget that there are also uncoordinated definitions. They, as a rule, uniform are also divided by a comma. The coordinated and uncoordinated attributes standing nearby in the offer usually are homogeneous.