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VCE Stuff => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English Studies => Topic started by: kjistsehrtot on June 19, 2019, 08:36:53 pm
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can someone explain what an oxford comma is to me i really do not understand that concept
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can someone explain what an oxford comma is to me i really do not understand that concept
It's a comma that's commonly put before 'and' when you're listing something.
For example:
"I have been to Australia, France, and the US" (with oxford comma)
"I have been to Australia, France and the US" (without oxford comma)
Both would be considered grammatically correct.
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It's a comma that's commonly put before 'and' when you're listing something.
For example:
"I have been to Australia, France, and the US" (with oxford comma)
"I have been to Australia, France and the US" (without oxford comma)
Both would be considered grammatically correct.
ok so like it took me three minutes to understand this because i had to replace some words with others (because for whatever reason your example would not comprehend in my stupid brain) but is it sort of like:
"Let's eat Grandma!" VS "Let's eat, Grandma!"
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ok so like it took me three minutes to understand this because i had to replace some words with others (because for whatever reason your example would not comprehend in my stupid brain) but is it sort of like:
"Let's eat Grandma!" VS "Let's eat, Grandma!"
Not quite.
Basically, if you list 3+ things, you put commas in between each of them, right? You don't say, I went to the store and bought paint tomato sauce and scissors. You say, I went to the store and bought paint, tomato sauce, and scissors.
The oxford comma is the final comma in that sentence, before "and scissors". Oxford comma = comma that comes before the final item of a list, before the 'and'.
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Not quite.
Basically, if you list 3+ things, you put commas in between each of them, right? You don't say, I went to the store and bought paint tomato sauce and scissors. You say, I went to the store and bought paint, tomato sauce, and scissors.
The oxford comma is the final comma in that sentence, before "and scissors". Oxford comma = comma that comes before the final item of a list, before the 'and'.
ok i think i kinda get it. is it used to just avoid confusion in listing?? Like for example you wouldn't say "I love my parents, Keanu Reeves and Kurtis Connor" but you'd say "I love my parents, Keanu Reeves, and Kurtis Connor"?
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ok i think i kinda get it. is it used to just avoid confusion in listing?? Like for example you wouldn't say "I love my parents, Keanu Reeves and Kurtis Connor" but you'd say "I love my parents, Keanu Reeves, and Kurtis Connor"?
Yes, exactly! It’s used to make listing clear. Nice work.
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Yes, exactly! It’s used to make listing clear. Nice work.
oh my gOD YES
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ahahahahaha, i had asked a teacher today for clarification and she gave me this exact example