Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate items in a list? the deacidification process preserves pages by neutralizing acid with magnesium oxide, raising the ph level of the paper, and, minimizing the alkaline reserve. the deacidification process preserves pages by neutralizing acid with magnesium oxide, raising the ph level of the paper and, minimizing the alkaline reserve. the deacidification process preserves pages by neutralizing acid with magnesium oxide, raising the ph level of the paper, and minimizing the alkaline reserve. the deacidification process preserves pages by neutralizing acid with magnesium oxide, raising the ph level of the paper and minimizing the alkaline reserve.

When presenting a list (or series), a comma is needed after each list item of a list containing three or more elements.  The comma is also needed after the element that precedes the conjunction before the final element.  This type of comma is called the “serial comma” or “Oxford comma.”  As such, the third sentence is the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate items in the list.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.