So, What Would You Do If Test Asks About the Oxford Comma?

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I was wondering for a while, after seeing a practice test for PSAT, if a question asks to insert or remove an Oxford comma. What would someone do in such a rare case? Is not that unfair?</p>

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<p>They won’t ask. Too many reputable sources disagree on this. For a summary, see here: </p>

<p><a href=“The Best Shots Fired in the Oxford Comma Wars | Mental Floss”>http://mentalfloss.com/article/33637/best-shots-fired-oxford-comma-wars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I will say that to me, the examples in favor are more persuasive (and more amusing).</p>

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<p>What to do?
Eats, Shoots & Leaves! </p>

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<p>Here is how I remember the rule taught by my English teacher. There was actually a court case to decide how an estate should be divided per the will.
I’m going to paraphrase and make up names.
The will said, “The money to be split equally between Tom, Dick and Harry.” something like that.
Court decided… 50% goes to Tom and the other 50% goes to Dick and Harry.
Why, because there was no “comma” after Dick. If there was a comma, it would have been 33% each.</p>

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<p>The Oxford comma is never tested on the SAT. Period.</p>