CH 25 End Marks and Commas (continued) Conventional Situations

& Unnecessary Commas

Conventional Situations
1. Use a____________________________ to separated items in ______________________
and __________________________________.
Examples:

On ____________________________________________________, Robert moved to

Miami Beach, Florida, with his parents.

His new address is 814 Georgia Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

Note: Notice that no comma separates the month from the day, the house number
from the street name, or the ZIP code from the two-letter state code.

If the day is given __________________________ the month or if only

____________________ ___________________________ are given,
___________________________________.

Examples:

The British forces at Pensacola Bay surrendered to Bernardo de Galvez on

_________________ _______________________.

The hottest month on record was ________________________________.

2. Use a comma ___________________the ___________________________ of a friendly

letter and

______________________ the _______________________________ of any letter.

Examples:

3. Use a comma after a name followed by an ________________________________ such

as Jr., Sr., or M.D. and after the abbreviation when it is used in a sentence.
Examples:

Elena Moreno, M.D.

Russell E. ___________________________________, has been elected mayor.

Unnecessary Commas

Dont use a comma unless ____________________________________________ or

unless _________________________________________________________without it.