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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

colons and dialogue

is this sentence correct:

"The five coins needed are a: penny, nickel, dime, and a quarter."
  

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No. Say eg The five coins needed are a: penny, a nickel, a dime and a quarter. eg The five coins needed are a: penny, nickel, dime and quarter.

— Clive

  • No.
  • Say eg The five coins needed are a: penny, a nickel, a dime and a quarter.
  • eg The five coins needed are a: penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
  • The comma after 'dime' is the so-called Oxford comma .
  • It is optional..
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No.
Say
eg The five coins needed are a: penny, a nickel, a dime and a quarter.
eg The five coins needed are a: penny, nickel, dime and quarter.

The comma after 'dime' is the so-called Oxford comma
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Does anyone want to point out that that's only four coins?
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Perhaps we need a half-dollar, or a Susan B Anthony or Sacagawea, too.
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It doesn't seem to have quite been cleared up, so my quarter:

The four coins needed are a penny, a nickel, a dime, and a quarter.
The four coins needed are a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.
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Does anyone want to point out that that's only four coins?

Thank you, Barb! Emotion: embarrassed
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