Separate Three Items Consistently - Practice 2

For these exercises, use a serial comma before and in a list of three items.

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For these exercises, use a serial comma before and in a list of three items. This is an explicitly chosen convention; other publications may choose a different list style.

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We packed paper, tape, and string. Each item is separate, with a comma before and.

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In The box of pencils is open, the singular box controls is. The nearby plural pencils does not change the subject.

Question 1 Using the serial-comma convention, choose the list of a kite, a box and a pen. a kite a box, and a pen a kite, a box, and a pen a kite, a box and a pen

Question 2 Using the serial-comma convention, choose the list of a box, a pen and a hat. a box, a pen, and a hat a box, a pen and a hat a box a pen, and a hat

Question 3 Using the serial-comma convention, choose the list of a pen, a hat and a bag. a pen, a hat and a bag a pen a hat, and a bag a pen, a hat, and a bag

Question 4 Using the serial-comma convention, choose the list of a hat, a bag and a map. a hat a bag, and a map a hat, a bag, and a map a hat, a bag and a map

Question 5 Using the serial-comma convention, choose the list of a bag, a map and a drum. a bag, a map, and a drum a bag, a map and a drum a bag a map, and a drum

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