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Using Commas in Dates and Places

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which would be the correct date?

a)

September 21, 1998

b)

,September 21 1998

c)

Septemeber 21 1998

d)

September, 21 1998

2.

Which would be correct?

a)

The basketball game will be on November 24, 2019, at Hampshire High School.

b)

The basketball game will be on November 24 2019 at Hampshire High School.

3.

Which is not a rule when using commas with dates?

a)

Use commas to separate dates.

b)

If the sentence keeps going after the year, put another comma AFTER the year.

c)

The comma will ALWAYS come before the month, date, and year.

4.

Which would be the correct date?

a)

November, 21, 1998

b)

November, 21 1998

c)

November 21, 1998

d)

November 21 1998

5.

Martin Luther King Jr was an American Baptist minister and activist born January 15 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. Which date and city/state uses commas correctly?

a)

January 15 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.

b)

January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.

c)

January, 15 1929 in Atlanta; Georgia.

6.

May 24th, 2019

a)

Wrong placement of the comma

b)

Right placement of the comma

7.

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

a)

July, 6 1961, in Houston Texas.

b)

July; 6, 1961 in Houston; Texas.

c)

July 6, 1961 in Houston, Texas.

8.
What is this?
,
a)
comma
b)
period
9.

T or F: This would be correct (1998, 24th September)

a)

False

b)

True

c)

I don't Know

10.
May 17, 2006
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.

Harry played his trumpet on April 3 2014.

a)

put a comma after on

b)

put a comma after trumpet

c)

put a comma after April 3

12.

Aunt May lives in Fort Myers Florida.

a)

put a comma after Fort Myers

b)

put commas after Fort and Myers

c)

put a comma after Aunt May

13.

Which is the correct date below?

a)

February 26 2014

b)

February 26, 2014

c)

February, 26, 2014

14.
True or False?
When organizing our writing dates, the comma always comes after the day of the month and the month of the year.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How many commas are in dates?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
Which date is written correctly?
a)
December 25 1990,
b)
December, 25,1990
c)
December 25, 1990
17.
Which sentence has a comma in the correct place?
a)
Barack Obama was first inaugurated on January 20, 2009.
b)
Barack Obama was first inaugurated on January, 20 2009.
18.
Which sentence has a comma in the correct place?
a)
My father was born on December 1, 1976.
b)
My father was born on December, 1 1976.
19.
Which answer is using the comma appropriately
a)
Today is Wednesday, January 25th, 2017.
b)
Today is Wednesday January 25th 2017.
c)
Today is Wednesday January, 25th 2017.
d)
Today is Wednesday January, 25th, 2017,
20.
Which answer is using the comma appropriately
a)
August, 21st 2017 will be the greatest day of my life!
b)
August 21st, 2017 will be the greatest day of my life!
c)
August 21st 2017 will be the greatest day of my life!
d)
August 21st, 2017, will be the greatest day of my life!