Punctuation Rules for Dates and Locations

The video tutorial explains the rules for using commas in dates and locations. It covers how to separate days of the week, months, and years with commas, and how to punctuate addresses correctly. The teacher provides examples and practice sentences, highlighting exceptions where commas are not needed, such as when the day precedes the month or when only the month and year are mentioned.

What is the basic rule for using commas in dates and locations?

• Use a comma after every noun.

• Use a comma only at the end of a sentence.

• Use a comma to separate some items in dates and locations.

• Use a comma to separate every word.

How should you punctuate a date that includes the day of the week?

• Place a comma after the day of the week.

• Place a comma before the day of the week.

• Place a comma after the month.

• No comma is needed.

When adding a year to a date, where should the comma be placed?

• No comma is needed.

• Before the year only.

• After the year only.

• Before and after the year.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Muggs was born on Wednesday August, 21, 2005.

• Muggs was born on Wednesday August 21 2005.

• Muggs was born on Wednesday, August 21, 2005.

• Muggs was born on Wednesday, August 21 2005.

Which of the following is a correct use of commas in a date?

• August, 21, 2005

• August 21, 2005,

• August 21, 2005

• August 21 2005

What is the correct way to punctuate a location in a sentence?

• Place a comma before the city.

• No commas are needed.

• Place a comma after the city only.

• Place a comma after the city and the state.

What is the correct punctuation for the sentence: 'Muggs was born in Seattle Washington on a winter morning'?

• Muggs was born in Seattle, Washington, on a winter morning.

• Muggs was born in Seattle Washington, on a winter morning.

• Muggs was born in Seattle, Washington on a winter morning.

• Muggs was born in Seattle Washington on a winter morning.

How should you punctuate an address in a sentence?

• Place a comma after the house number only.

• No comma divides the house number and street name.

• Place a comma after the house number and street name.

• Place a comma after the street name only.

Which of the following is a correct use of commas in an address?

• The Doghouse 251 Bridge Road Seattle Washington.

• The Doghouse, 251 Bridge Road, Seattle, Washington.

• The Doghouse 251 Bridge Road, Seattle, Washington.

• The Doghouse, 251 Bridge Road Seattle, Washington.

In the sentence 'Muggs will try out for the Doggie Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on May 24, 2012', where should the commas be placed?

• After 'Tokyo' and 'Japan' only.

• After 'Tokyo', 'Japan', and '24'.

• After 'Tokyo', 'Japan', '24', and '2012'.

• No commas are needed.