English Grammar 101 - Lesson 5-19

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C	omma: Dates and the Comma Lesson 5-19

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Prompt:	In dates, commas help us separate two consecutive numbers. A comma should separate the day of the month and the year if the month is given first: "He was born on August 13, 1936." If the sentence continues after the date, the year should also be followed by a comma: "He was born on January 23, 1936, in Gary, Indiana." Do not use commas when only the month and year are given in dates: "Our trip is scheduled for March 2002." Use commas when dates are repeated as follows: "On Monday, September 9, I will be twenty years old."
Directions:	Each sentence below contains a date. Either insert one or more commas by clicking the space where you desire a comma to be, or if the date is correctly shown, click to select "correct as is" at the end of the sentence.

	1.	On , Tuesday, February , 9, 2002 , he , will , be , fifty , years , old. (correct as is)
	2.	Have , you , seen , the , January , 2002 , issue , of , NEA , Today? (correct as is)
	3.	She , wrote , down , her , birthday , as , April , 10 , 1958. (correct as is)
	4.	Will , our , lease , expire , in , June , 2002? (correct as is)
	5.	On , Monday , August , 3 , 2001 , our , series , was , published , on , the , Internet. (correct as is)
	6.	Next , Saturday , June , 3 , 2002 , our , family , reunion , will , begin. (correct as is)
	7.	Their , anniversary , will , be , on , May , 17 , 2003. (correct as is)
	8.	July , 4 , 1776 , was , the , date , the , American , colonies , declared , their , independence , from , England. (correct as is)
	9.	My , book , will , be , published , in , May , 2004. (correct as is)
	10.	The , document , was , signed , on , April , 6 , 2001 , in , Cheyenne, Wyoming. (correct as is)
	11.	On , Friday , June , 15 , she , will , be , a , college , graduate. (correct as is)
	12.	Do , you , remember , what , you , were , doing , on , November , 20 , 2000? (correct as is)
	13.	The , President , took , the , oath , of , office , on , January , 20 , 2001 , at , 12:00 , P.M. (correct as is)
	14.	Was , their , wedding , in , May , or , June , 2001? (correct as is)
	15.	September , 1, 1956 , is , a , date , they , will , never , forget. (correct as is)
	16.	Have , you , written , out , the , date , February , 2 , 2002? (correct as is)
	17.	She , was , born , on , February , 29 , 2000. , How , many , birthdays , has , she , had? (correct as is)
	18.	The , bill , was , signed , and , became , law , on , March , 10 , 2002. (correct as is)
	19.	Will , June , 2004 , be , soon , enough , for , this , delivery? (correct as is)
	20.	The , document , was , read , on , Wednesday , September , 25 , 1945. (correct as is)