Commas in Addresses and Dates

Which sentence below is punctuated correctly?

• Adam, moved from Dallas Texas, to the coastal city of Miami Florida.

• Adam moved from Dallas, Texas to the coastal city of Miami, Florida.

• Adam moved from Dallas, Texas, to the coastal city of Miami, Florida.

Which sentence has correctly placed commas?

• My grandma lives at 330 North First Street, Sacramento, California.

• My grandma lives at 330 North First Street Sacramento, California.

• My grandma, lives at 330 North First Street, Sacramento, California.

Which words should a comma follow (come after) in the following sentence? (More than one correct answer) David lives on 278 Smith Street Charlotte North Carolina.

• 278

• Street

• Charlotte

• North

Which words should a comma follow (come after) in the following sentence? (More than one correct answer) On May 18 2018 my grandson was born in Asheboro North Carolina.

• May

• 18

• 2018

• Asheboro

Which sentence uses a comma correctly, separating town, state, and countries?

• Did you mail a package to 522 Van Buren Street, Richmond, IN 47374?

• Did you mail a package to 522 Van Buren Street Richmond IN 47374?

• Did you mail a package to 522 Van Buren Street Richmond, IN 47374?

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas for an address and a date in a narrative context.

• On November 11, 2021, he moved to 1010 Birch Road, Hartford, Connecticut, and he felt excited about the new opportunities.

• On November 11 2021 he moved to 1010 Birch Road Hartford Connecticut and he felt excited about the new opportunities.

• On November 11, 2021 he moved to 1010 Birch Road, Hartford Connecticut, and he felt excited about the new opportunities.

• On November 11, 2021, he moved to 1010 Birch Road Hartford, Connecticut and he felt excited about the new opportunities.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which words should a comma follow (come after) in the following sentence? (More than one correct answer) Our family visited Grandma and Grandpa in Olympia Washington on June 18 2022.

• family

• Grandpa

• Olympia

• Washington

• 18

Do you need to place a comma after the street name in an address written in letter form?

John Thomas

2056 Efird Avenue

Selena, Ohio 34590

• YES

• NO

Does this sentence need a comma?

Clowns traveled with the circus to Montgomery Alabama.

• no comma is needed

• comma after Montgomery

• comma after circus

• comma after traveled

My mother was born on July 6 1961 in Houston Texas. Which sentence uses the commas correctly

• July, 6 1961, in Houston Texas.

• July; 6, 1961 in Houston; Texas.

• July 6, 1961 in Houston, Texas.