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06 Apr 2020, 06:51
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Hi, whats the difference in "the book is red, green and blue" and the "book is red, green ,and blue."
Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
06 Apr 2020, 23:09
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Hi Lakshya,
Yes, the comma the does make a difference.
The usage of comma in statements with and are as follows:-
1. If there are only 2 parts of a sentences viz. A & B form, then there is no need to use a comma
2. If there are >= 3 parts, then use a comma for the later parts (As in the example you have indicated)
3. Further, in case-1, if the 2 parts A and B are long sentences in themselves, you can use a comma along with and
Hope this clarifies the usage.
Cheers !
TopTierMBA
Yes, the comma the does make a difference.
The usage of comma in statements with and are as follows:-
1. If there are only 2 parts of a sentences viz. A & B form, then there is no need to use a comma
2. If there are >= 3 parts, then use a comma for the later parts (As in the example you have indicated)
3. Further, in case-1, if the 2 parts A and B are long sentences in themselves, you can use a comma along with and
Hope this clarifies the usage.
Cheers !
TopTierMBA
lakshya14
Hi, whats the difference in "the book is red, green and blue" and the "book is red, green ,and blue."
Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
07 Apr 2020, 10:13
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lakshya14
Hi, whats the difference in "the book is red, green and blue" and the "book is red, green ,and blue."
Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
That comma does not make much of a difference in your examples. In fact, many publications do not use that comma before "and," which comma is commonly termed the "Oxford comma."Mainly that comma before "blue". Does that make a difference?
However, in certain instances that comma does make a difference.
Consider the following examples.
- Yesterday, I visited my friends, Bob and Sue.
Yesterday, I visited my friends, Bob, and Sue.
The first one conveys that "I" visited friends, and that the two friends visited were Bob and Sue.
The second conveys that "I" visited a list of people, the list including not only friends, but also Bob and Sue.
Of course, if you were to mean the second but write the first, your meaning would not be clearly conveyed.
So, in some cases, cases like the one above, that comma matters.
