PUNCTUATION Lesson 3: Commas in Dates, Addresses, and Letters

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PUNCTUATION Lesson 3 Commas in Dates,
Addresses, and Letters
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Commas in Dates

• Use a comma between the day and the year.
• Use a comma after the year if the sentences
  continues.
• EX Tuesday, November 17, 2009
• On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, we are going on
  a field trip!

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Commas in Addresses

• Use a comma between the city or town and the
  state or country.
• Use a comma after the state or country if the
  sentence continues.
• EX Barrington, IL
• In Barrington, IL, they are raising money for
  Barrington Giving Day!

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Commas in Letters

• Use a comma after the greeting of a casual letter
  and after the closing of a casual or business
  letter.
• EX Dear Ms. Knudson,
• Sincerely,
• Ms. Knudson

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• DO NOT USE A COMMA BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE ZIP
  CODE!!
• Lets flip to page 213 in LN book for some
  practice!

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