Objection Punctuation: Conjunction Between Each Reason
The Period
Rulebase Summary
When a coordinate conjunction (and, but, or, nor) appears between each reason in an objection, use no punctuation before any of the conjunctions. The conjunctions provide the separation.
BGGP Period.7 · p.70
Examples
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MR. REEVES: Objection, vague, and ambiguous, and calls for speculation.
✓
MR. REEVES: Objection, vague and ambiguous and calls for speculation.
Conjunctions between each reason — no commas before them.
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MS. LANE: Objection, vague, and compound, and overbroad.
✓
MS. LANE: Objection. Vague and compound and overbroad.
Conjunction between every reason — no commas needed between.
Style Guide References (1)
BGGP
Period.7
Page 70