Abelian subgroup but not cyclic

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Is there $G$ subgroup of $S_n$ that is abelian but not cyclic?

I found: $G=\left\{id,\left(2\:3\right)\left(1\:4\right),\left(2\:4\right)\left(1\:3\right),\left(3\:4\right)\left(1\:2\right)\right\}$

It is right? And there is maybe an easier example?

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It's right. You found the copy of the Klein four subgroup in $S_4$ which is normal. There are $3$ others which are not normal.

Since $S_4\hookrightarrow S_{4+k} $, this example will "work" for any $n\ge4$ (but without the normality property ).

You could also use Cayley's theorem to embed any finite, noncyclic abelian group in some $S_n $.