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Read the sentence.
Jesse felt irritable overwhelmed and frustrated as he entered the building.
According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to punctuate this sentence?
Jesse felt irritable overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.
Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.
Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed and frustrated as he entered the building.
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Jesse felt irritable, overwhelmed, and frustrated as he entered the building.
Strunk & White’s rule: “In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last,” i.e., use the serial (Oxford) comma.
Strunk & White’s rule: “In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last,” i.e., use the serial (Oxford) comma.
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