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13 April, 18:44

Using Punctuation

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Punctuation and Meaning

The sentence below uses no internal punctuation which interpretation best reflects your understanding of what the

sentence means?

Claire Jackson and Lena ordered fruit salad and iced tea at the café

Two people (Claire Jackson and Lena) ordered two items (fruit salad and iced tea).

Two people (Claire Jackson and Lena) ordered three items (fruit salad and iced tea).

Three people (Claire, Jackson, and Lena) ordered two items (fruit salad and iced tea)

Three people (Claire. Jackson, and Lena) ordered three items (fruit, salad, and iced tea).

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  1. 13 April, 18:50
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    Three people odered two items

    Explanation:

    The three individuals are mentioned by their names only (parallelism) and two items which could be more commonly ordered at a café.
  2. 13 April, 19:09
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    A. Two people ordered two items

    Explanation:

    Since there are no commas between Claire Jackson and Lena, there are only two people. Claire Jackson being one, Lena being the other.

    There are also no commas between fruit salad and iced tea. This means there are only two items. Fruit salad being one and iced tea being the other.
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