Free 11+ English practice question: Commas in a list
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Which sentence below makes it clear that four different people are being thanked?
💡 Hints
Ask whether the two names are extra people or simply the same people named.
parents + 2 names = four?
or parents are the 2 names = two?
🗝️ Count the people first
Decide the meaning you want.
Then find the marks that force it.
1
Two names after a comma can be new items in a list, or an explanation.
2
Colons, dashes and brackets all explain, so they give only two people.
3
A comma before the final and makes three items in a row instead.
🎉 Answer: B. I must thank my parents, Ayesha, and Tom. Three items, so four people.
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