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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of the comma

Hello everyone

which of these two sentences would be correct:



a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.

a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers, and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.

When you have a list of two objects, is the comma necessary or can it be ommitted without changing the meaning of the sentence?

Thank you!

Sara
  

Top answer

The comma is wrong here.

  • The comma is wrong here.
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The comma is wrong here.
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Hi!

When you list several (more than 2) things you usually divide them with a comma but it is often optional before 'and'.

We have tents, sleeping bags(,) and torches.

When you list just two things and link them with 'and' you generally don't need a comma.

Besides, you don't normally make a pause between two things when you read/say a sentence like that,

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