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AABB1 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Could somebody please let me know if the punctuation is correct in these sentences?
A) For your convenience, I have included the contents, the authors, the dates, and the versions.
B) For your convenience, I have included the contents;the authors;the dates;and the versions.
B) For your convenience, I have included the contents;the authors;the dates;and the versions.
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(A) is correct. The final comma, known as a "serial comma", is optional; its inclusion is a style choice. The serial comma is said to be more usual in AmE than BrE.
- (A) is correct.
- The final comma, known as a "serial comma", is optional; its inclusion is a style choice.
- The serial comma is said to be more usual in AmE than BrE.
- I would personally omit it.
- (B) is too much: semicolons are not necessary for such short phrases.
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(A) is correct. The final comma, known as a "serial comma", is optional; its inclusion is a style choice. The serial comma is said to be more usual in AmE than BrE. I would personally omit it.
(B) is too much: semicolons are not necessary for such short phrases. When you do use a semicolon, though, you must put a space after it.
(B) is too much: semicolons are not necessary for such short phrases. When you do use a semicolon, though, you must put a space after it.
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Use version A.
Semi-colons could be justified if they separated long phrases,
Clive
Semi-colons could be justified if they separated long phrases,
Clive
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