Which of these sentences properly uses commas? After school today, I went to the gym, to the bank, and to the store.

After school today, I went to the gym to the bank and to the store.

After school today I went to the gym, to the bank, and to the store.

After school today, I went, to the gym to the bank and to the store.

A. After school today, I went to the gym, to the bank, and to the store.

Explanation:

When inserting commas, it is important to include them where a speaker would pause when saying the sentence out loud. At the pauses of small moments, it's when the speaker is taking short breath before continuing. Those pauses are for writing commas.

judy jones is an attractive woman who receives attention from many men throughout the story.   despite her beautiful appearance, she is superficial and callous.   she is an aggressive woman who goes after any man she desires but she is not happy.   she is fickle and is never satisfied.   her beauty is only skin deep.   dexter breaks down because he knows his dreams are unattainable.   he believes that wealth and physical beauty are what will make him happy.   he soon realizes that she has lost her attractive looks.   it is not all what he had planned.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).