Someone?
Someone's mother has four sons. North, South and East. What is the name of the fourth son.
Yes.
Aren't Riddles supposed to have a question?
It's actually What.No question mark means the last sentence is a statement, not a question. That leaves us with 5 possible names, but the only grammatically/logically correct possibility is that What is the 4th son. Also "Someone" can be the name of the daughter.
On second thought, the correct answer is:SomeoneNorthSouth and EastWhatThanks to the oxford comma.
Was thinking that - but the sentence isn't correct at all if read without the Oxford comma.
No question mark means the last sentence is a statement, not a question.
Why not?
Don't you need a connector if there's more than 1 subject in a sentence?"There are 2 colors in the picture. Black, white."
A Comma with Two List ItemsThe whole world agrees that when there are two single-word items in a list, there is no need to use a comma before the "and" (called a coordinating conjunction). For example:Bacon and eggs However, when the list items are longer (NB: We're still talking about two list items at this stage) and especially when they include the word "and," there is a debate on whether you should use a comma. In other words, which version below should we write?The Bakerloo line runs between Harrow and Wealdstone and Elephant and Castle.The Bakerloo line runs between Harrow and Wealdstone, and Elephant and Castle.In situations like these, use a comma before the "and" if it eliminates ambiguity or simply helps your reader to spot the list items more easily. Therefore, the second version above is the most appropriate.
Not in the frum world
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What are you asking
How does this thread work? One person answers and spoils it for everyone else?
IMO, you can answer. People read the thread in order. They understand that someone may have posted the answer, so they don't continue scrolling until they want to.