How many commas belong in this list?
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In the list within the following sentence do I need the comma after “neck” or is “sliding from your neck down your back” All one item in the list of movements of the “drop?”
Imagine a drop of sweat sliding from your neck, down your back, falling from your body, and landing on the floor.
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In the list within the following sentence do I need the comma after “neck” or is “sliding from your neck down your back” All one item in the list of movements of the “drop?”
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All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18
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In the list within the following sentence do I need the comma after “neck” or is “sliding from your neck down your back” All one item in the list of movements of the “drop?”
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In the list within the following sentence do I need the comma after “neck” or is “sliding from your neck down your back” All one item in the list of movements of the “drop?”
Imagine a drop of sweat sliding from your neck, down your back, falling from your body, and landing on the floor.
commas lists
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All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18
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All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18
All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18
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All, except the last, which is optional. Why?
– Kris
Dec 5 at 10:00
The comma after "neck" is a matter of preference/style, since "sliding from your neck down your back" can be taken as a single element in a list of three components each starting with a participle. As Kris notes, the final comma is optional too, but note its use is debated - see Oxford (or serial) comma :-)
– Chappo
Dec 5 at 11:18