Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Use of comma with and in continuous phrases
is it correct or necessary to uise a comma before the word "and" prior to the last phase in a sentence?
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Do you mean this? Usage of a comma before 'and' (Guest: Tharabg)
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Do you mean this? Usage of a comma before 'and' (Guest: Tharabg)
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Do you mean:
"I ate apples, bananas, and grapes."
The last comma is sometimes called an Oxford comma.
I love it. It makes such lists clearer. Use it.
Doesn't the sentence "I ate apples, bananas and grapes." imply that bananas and grapes are somehow related? It does to me. The Oxford comma lets you make sentences like: "I ate apples, bananas and whipped crea
"I ate apples, bananas, and grapes."
The last comma is sometimes called an Oxford comma.
I love it. It makes such lists clearer. Use it.
Doesn't the sentence "I ate apples, bananas and grapes." imply that bananas and grapes are somehow related? It does to me. The Oxford comma lets you make sentences like: "I ate apples, bananas and whipped crea
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