Question

read the sentence. plants have a variety of defense mechanisms to protect themselves, including spines thorns and prickles. what is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part of the sentence? spines thorns and prickles spines, thorns, and prickles spines; thorns; and prickles spines thorns, and prickles

Explanation:

In a list of items in a sentence, commas are used to separate the items. A period is used at the end of a complete sentence, not within a list. A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses or items in a list when the items themselves contain commas. Here, "spines", "thorns", and "prickles" are simple items in a list, so commas are appropriate.

Answer:

spines, thorns, and prickles