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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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Comma
The hognose snake puts on an impressive bluff, hissing and rearing back,broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigning repeated strikes, but it has no dangerous fangs and no venom, and
eventually, if its pursuer is not.
Guys , Should there be comma before and (bolded text).. I read smh that the list of items more than two should have comma before and.. Please clarify..
eventually, if its pursuer is not.
Guys , Should there be comma before and (bolded text).. I read smh that the list of items more than two should have comma before and.. Please clarify..
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The comma there is essentially optional. Some style books demand the comma before the 'and' of the last item in a list, while others do not. I would use it when it clarifies the relationship of complex list members, as here in your sentence.
- The comma there is essentially optional.
- Some style books demand the comma before the 'and' of the last item in a list, while others do not.
- I would use it when it clarifies the relationship of complex list members, as here in your sentence.
- By the way, your sentence is fragmentary: the last clause has no verb.
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The comma there is essentially optional. Some style books demand the comma before the 'and' of the last item in a list, while others do not. I would use it when it clarifies the relationship of complex list members, as here in your sentence.
By the way, your sentence is fragmentary: the last clause has no verb.
By the way, your sentence is fragmentary: the last clause has no verb.
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