Serial Comma

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Punctuation Mark
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Oxford_Comma
Harvard Comma
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:British_English
gptkb:American_English
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Associated_Press_Stylebook
gptkbp:controversy Usage is debated among style guides
gptkbp:defines Comma placed immediately before the coordinating conjunction in a series of three or more terms
gptkbp:example We bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
gptkbp:exampleWithout We bought apples, oranges and bananas.
gptkbp:formerName Conjunction
'and'
'or'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Serial Comma
gptkbp:purpose To avoid ambiguity in lists
gptkbp:recommendation gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
gptkb:Chicago_Manual_of_Style
gptkbp:usedIn Lists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oxford_Comma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7