Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Use of the comma
Hello everyone
which of these two sentences would be correct:
a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.
a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers, and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.
When you have a list of two objects, is the comma necessary or can it be ommitted without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Thank you!
Sara
which of these two sentences would be correct:
a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.
a) For booked accounts, only compliance officers, and accountants are allowed to change the status of a client.
When you have a list of two objects, is the comma necessary or can it be ommitted without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Thank you!
Sara
Top answer
The comma is wrong here.
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Hi!
When you list several (more than 2) things you usually divide them with a comma but it is often optional before 'and'.
We have tents, sleeping bags(,) and torches.
When you list just two things and link them with 'and' you generally don't need a comma.
Besides, you don't normally make a pause between two things when you read/say a sentence like that,
When you list several (more than 2) things you usually divide them with a comma but it is often optional before 'and'.
We have tents, sleeping bags(,) and torches.
When you list just two things and link them with 'and' you generally don't need a comma.
Besides, you don't normally make a pause between two things when you read/say a sentence like that,
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