In the Black Death sentence, which fragment correctly follows 'even' to connect ideas?

In the Black Death sentence, which fragment correctly follows 'even' to connect ideas?

• A. other, and even
• B. other, even
• C. other; and even
• D. other and even

Answer: (A)

Using even to add emphasis in a paired or parallel list uses a comma before the final conjunction to show the final item is included with emphasis. Here, “other” is part of that list, and the phrase that follows should introduce the final item with the emphatic connector “and even.” The correct fragment is “other, and even” because it cleanly links the previous idea with the emphasized final item in a parallel structure. The option that just has a comma after “other” and then “even” without a coordinating conjunction read as an incomplete link between ideas. The semicolon version overdoes the separation, as this isn’t switching to a completely independent clause. And “other and even” lacks the needed comma that signals the addition and emphasis in a continued list.

Using even to add emphasis in a paired or parallel list uses a comma before the final conjunction to show the final item is included with emphasis. Here, “other” is part of that list, and the phrase that follows should introduce the final item with the emphatic connector “and even.” The correct fragment is “other, and even” because it cleanly links the previous idea with the emphasized final item in a parallel structure.

The option that just has a comma after “other” and then “even” without a coordinating conjunction read as an incomplete link between ideas. The semicolon version overdoes the separation, as this isn’t switching to a completely independent clause. And “other and even” lacks the needed comma that signals the addition and emphasis in a continued list.