RE: comma question

Subject: RE: comma question
From: Alan Bucher <bucherino -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:44:06 -0800 (PST)


"The Elements of Style," Strunk & White

Rule #2: In a series of three or more terms with a single
conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.

http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#2


kimberly3g -at- hotmail -dot- com wrote:
>When listing items in a sentence, the rule is to separate the
>items with commas. What is the rule on putting a comma before
>the conjunction separating the last item in the list? For
>example, the following sentence:
>
>He asked her to go to the store, buy her groceries, and cook
>her dinner.


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