Language e-Link Five:
Capitalizing Times

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Comma Tips:

Use a comma on both sides of the year when you use a date with three parts (month, day, and year) in a sentence.

Use a comma on both sides of a state when you use the name of a city and a state in a sentence.


Directions:
Study the tables below to see how commas are used with years and states.


Commas on Both Sides
of Year
Commas around City and
State in Sentence

Howard Aiken was born
March 8, 1900, in New Jersey.

His family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, when he was a child.



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