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Standard English ConventionsEasyComma in a series of three

Standard English Conventions practice question

The market stalls sold ____ honey, and hand-thrown pottery.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. cheese,Correct
  2. B. cheese
  3. C. cheese;
  4. D. cheese, and

Answer: A. cheese,

Items in a series are separated by commas: 'cheese, honey, and pottery'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. cheese
Without a comma, 'cheese honey' reads as one item.
C. cheese;
Semicolons separate list items only when the items themselves contain commas.
D. cheese, and
'And' belongs before the last item only.

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