AP Style, commas

• AP style does not use the serial/Oxford comma when listing a series of items.
• AP style does use the serial/Oxford comma when the last item in a series is linked with an "and".
• According to AP style, "I like reading, writing and stamp collecting," is correct.
• According to AP style, "We will study math, science, and reading and writing," is correct.
• According to AP style, "The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue," is... incorrect.
• According to AP style, "We will study math, science and reading and writing," is... incorrect.
• In AP style non-essential, parenthetical, dependent clauses are enclosed with commas.
• According to AP style, "Stacy, for her part, was not interested," is... correct.
• In order to separate two independent clauses within a sentence, in AP style, one must use a comma followed by a conjunction.
• According to AP style... "I got gelato, but my friends got ice cream," is... correct.
• According to AP style... "I was tired but my friends were restive," is... incorrect.
• In AP style use a comma after a 'speaking' verb preceding the exact quotation but only if the exact quotation is a complete sentence.
• He exclaimed, "I am irate!" is... correct
• He stated that she, "saw the monster." is... incorrect
• He stated that he "saw the monster." is... correct.