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Review: the Comma, Answer 1.
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- Question:
- The town of Wolfville boasts spectacular tidal flats an annual apple-blossom festival, and the beautiful campus, of Acadia University.
- Answer:
- The town of Wolfville boasts spectacular tidal flats, an annual apple-blossom festival, and the beautiful campus of Acadia University.
- Explanation:
- You need a comma after flats to end this element in the series, while the comma after festival is optional. Moreover, you should not use a comma after campus because the phrase that follows is restrictive.
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