Meg lives in an eerie __ secluded house with her cats. Which punctuation should correctly separate the two adjectives before the noun?

• A. Colon
• B. Dash
• C. Comma
• D. Semicolon

Answer: (C)

Two adjectives before a noun can be coordinate adjectives when they both describe that noun. If you can swap their order or insert “and” between them and still have a natural sentence, you should use a comma between them. Here, eerie and secluded both describe the house, and you can say “an eerie, secluded house” (or “a secluded, eerie house”), so a comma is the correct choice. The other marks don’t fit: a colon would introduce something after a complete sentence, a dash would create an abrupt break, and a semicolon links independent clauses rather than joining adjectives.