commas

Writing dates correctly

Which is correct?
Alexander Popov first demonstrated the use of an antenna to transmit and receive radio waves in ____________.
a. March 1896
b. March, 1896
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When does AP condone the serial comma?

Which is correct?
Degaussing is used for a wide and disparate variety of items including ship hulls, _______ and CRT television sets and computer monitors.
a. storage media
b. storage media,
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Commas to set off occupations?

Which is correct?
Bookmarklets are just one of the Web-related interests of ____________ Steve Kangas.
a. the mathematician,
b. the mathematician
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When should you use commas with “such as” and “including”?

Which is correct?
We have received expressions of concern about wiretap Trojans from various _________ the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Privacy Coalition.
a. groups, including
b. groups including
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The Oxford Comma (AKA the serial comma)

Which is correct? Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion _________________. a. testing, and red teaming b. testing and red teaming

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Comma before “Inc.” or not?

Which is correct? ___________ is an online retailer. a. Amazon.com Inc. b. Amazon.com, Inc.

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Writing for Business - introductory phrases

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Once infected, the worm turns off Windows Update services, thereby preventing the machine from obtaining the very patch that would have prevented the initial exploit.

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Writing for Business - Comma abuse

The new and improved Storage-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings _________________ getting a lot of attention.

a. look a lot different than they used to, and are

b. look a lot different than they used to and are

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Writing for Business — comma in a series rule

Which is correct? Companies have been pressuring the Chinese government for years to crack down on the piracy of movies, _____________. a. music and computer software b. music, and computer software

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Quiz: Writing for business — commas and semicolons

Which is correct? The office was reduced to a ________ employees worked a lot of very long shifts. a. skeleton crew, b. skeleton crew;

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