Select the correctly punctuated sentence according to formal scientific English standards:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The patient was admitted with high fever, severe headache, and persistent vomiting.
- Step 1: A series of three or more coordinate items in a list should be separated by commas, including the Oxford comma before the coordinating conjunction. Step 2. 'The patient was admitted with high fever, severe headache, and persistent vomiting.' is impeccably punctuated. Answer: The patient was admitted with high fever, severe headache, and persistent vomiting. Why not the others: Missing commas creates a run-on; misplacing comma after 'and' is erroneous; colon directly after preposition 'with' violates grammar.
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