Language Arts - Punctuation - Using Commas
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Language Arts - Punctuation - Commas in Addresses and Dates

Commas

The comma can be used in a few different ways. In this lesson we are going to discuss the use of the comma in specifying locations and dates. Here are some sample locations:


	Dallas, Texas		Trona, California

	Boise, Idaho		Augusta, Maine

	Elko, Nevada		St. George, Utah


Most often you will specify the location in addressing a letter:

	Sam Jones
	444 Elm Street
	Trona, California   93562

We can also use state postal abbreviations to save us some writing:

	Elko, NV		Camden, ME

	Trona, CA		Hurricane, UT

You may also see locations in sentences like this:

	Joe spent a week in Beatty, Nevada.

	I sent the letter to Trona, California.

	Mary will visit Ridgecrest, California, while on vacation.


Remember that there should always be a single space following a comma. Also, always remember to capitalize the names of cities and states.

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