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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I bought some apple, milk, and orange.

1.I bought some apple, milk and orange.
2.I bought some apple, milk, and orange.

Hello,
I think sentence number on is correct and number two is incorrect because we shouldn't use a comma before [and] in sentence number 2.

Am I right?

Thank you
  

Top answer

org/wiki/Serial_comma ). I would personally use a comma in that position only to avoid ambiguity, or if the comma-separated items were long and complicated. I would not bother in your case.

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  • org/wiki/Serial_comma ).
  • I would personally use a comma in that position only to avoid ambiguity, or if the comma-separated items were long and complicated.
  • I would not bother in your case.
  • It is not clear whether you mean "apple" and "orange" or "apples" and "oranges".
  • If you bought whole pieces of fruit then it should be the latter.
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The final comma is a style choice (called a "serial comma"; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma). I would personally use a comma in that position only to avoid ambiguity, or if the comma-separated items were long and complicated. I would not bother in your case.

It is not clear whether you mea
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Both are incorrect. Count nouns after "some" must be plural. Apple and orange are count nouns.
I bought some apples, oranges and milk.

I bought some milk, an orange and an apple.
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AlpheccaStarsBoth are incorrect. Count nouns after "some" must be plural. Apple and orange are count nouns.I bought some apples, oranges and milk.
It is not impossible (in my parlance) to say "some apple"; for example when referring to a substance made from apples, or possibly as an abbreviation of "apple juice". It does not seem terribly likely here, however.
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sb70012 I bought some apples, milk, and oranges.
As shown above.

CJ
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