Question

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Cold temperatures, and wet, conditions made the cleanup very, difficult
Cold temperatures, and wet conditions made the cleanup very, difficult.
Cold temperatures and wet conditions, made the cleanup very, difficult
Cold temperatures and wet conditions made the cleanup very difficult.

Answer 1

C and D are out right?

Answer 2

You might try pronouncing each of the answer choices. Which sounds best to you? Perhaps you could eliminate one or more the answer choices by doing this.

Answer 3

Reasons for saying that?

Answer 4

They need a comma after temps.

Answer 5

What's behind (what's the reason for) your saying that?

Answer 6

does it need a comma after very?

Answer 7

what?

Answer 8

If you're talking about three or more things, then you'll need a comma between all but the last two such things.

Answer 9

LOOK,I HONESTLY THINK IT'S THE 2ND ONE AM I CORRECT? :<

Answer 10

Why the caps? They are trying to help you :)

Answer 11

Im not sure it was just a guess, and @InstagramModel i put caps by accedent ik theere trying to help me

Answer 12

Tom, Bruce and Harry.

One, two, three and four

See any pattern here?

Why a comma after "temps?"

Answer 13

the 3rd one makes more sense to me

Answer 14

Why?

Answer 15

Commas are only required when someone is listing more than 2 things. With "and" there's no need for comma.

Answer 16

So no comma after temperature?

Answer 17

I keep asking you all these questions because I'd like for you to know and understand when to apply the rules.

Answer 18

No comma after and

Answer 19

so and works as a comma

Answer 20

Does this sound right?"Cold temperatures, and wet conditions made the cleanup very, difficult."

Answer 21

Why are you applying a comma after temperature?

Answer 22

Me, and my sister --- Does this sound logical?

Answer 23

It sounds better like that...But if it's wrong o put that after temperature sorry

Answer 24

Comma is just a list separator. So whenever there is a list only then use it.
Apples, banana and mangoes Correct
Apples and mangoes Correct
Apples, and mangoes Wrong

Answer 25

I think it's the fourth one now....

Answer 26

What is the rule here? The whole point is to understand and apply the rule correctly.

Please refer to this comment by FaiqRaees, Human Calculator: Commas are only required when someone is listing more than 2 things. With "and" there's no need for comma.

Answer 27

Very nice. Now can you justify your choice of D?

Answer 28

Because someone told me it makes most since and because i realized i dont need a comma after temp.

Answer 29

Please use the rule cited by Faiq to eliminate the incorrect responses.

Answer 30

Okay so there is no need for comma after temperature. Correct point
But what about after very? Do we need the comma? Why or why not?

Answer 31

no because there shouldin't be a pause right there in between

Answer 32

Your argument does make a little sense but the valid reason is because there is no list.

Answer 33

no...very is just an adverb...u need no commas in this sentence

Answer 34

the same thing for conditions made it cuts it in half

Answer 35

Very and difficult doesn't constitute to a collectible entity. So they are not a list

Answer 36

so is D right bcause i really need to know

Answer 37

SO the answer is D. I hope you understood

Answer 38

Thanks....ig :|