Comma before name (multiple)
Is the comma use correct in the following sentence:
Jane Doe is interred beside her parents, John and Catherine; brothers Theodore, Michael, William; and sister, Angie, in the Doe family plot.
(Jane has more brothers than just Theodore, Michael, and William. Jane only has one sister.)
Thanks!
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Plate or Platter Is the comma use correct There is no need in modern punctuation for the comma after 'sister'. The sentence as a whole is woefully clumsy and should be revised to eliminate the semicolons.
- Plate or Platter Is the comma use correct There is no need in modern punctuation for the comma after 'sister'.
- The sentence as a whole is woefully clumsy and should be revised to eliminate the semicolons.
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Plate or PlatterIs the comma use correct
There is no need in modern punctuation for the comma after 'sister'. The sentence as a whole is woefully clumsy and should be revised to eliminate the semicolons.
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