Question

1. choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a series of phrases. the history of cartoons includes early newspaper comic strips, the rise of animated shorts, and the transition to television programming the history of cartoons includes early newspaper comic strips the rise of animated shorts and the transition to television programming the history of cartoons includes early newspaper comic strips, the rise of animated shorts and the transition to television programming the history of cartoons includes, early newspaper comic strips, the rise of animated, shorts, and the transition to television programming

Explanation:

In English, when listing a series of items (phrases in this case), commas are used to separate each item, and a comma is also used before the coordinating conjunction "and". The first option follows this comma - usage rule correctly for the series "early newspaper comic strips", "the rise of animated shorts", and "the transition to television programming".

Answer:

The history of cartoons includes early newspaper comic strips, the rise of animated shorts, and the transition to television programming.