Commas and Adjectives Commas and Adjectives Attributive adjectives are needed for the identification of the noun. They come after the article and before the noun unless they have a modifier, in which case they come after the noun. Appositive adjectives are needed for extra information. Cumulative adjectives are those which are in a series.
Commas go between everything except attributive adjectives that are cumulative or have a modifier.
The honest, law-abiding citizen was my friend. Big, green, and leafy, the tree stood in the yard. The citizen, honest, law-abiding, and happy, was my friend.