Using a comma before "and"? Princeton SAT vs. ACT

augustuscaesar27
Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:39:20 +0000

The Oxford comma (the comma before the last item in a list) is one of only a few grammatical controversies – some people say it’s absolutely unnecessary, some that it should be required. Were the questions specifically asking about that comma (ie did they have two identical options, one with and one without it?) I’ve seen the Oxford comma used in correct answers on the SAT, but I’ve never seen a question asking about it specifically. In general, you can assume either is grammatically correct.