Comma Rule #3

Comma Rule #3: use commas with standard conventions. 1.In salutations and closings of friendly letters Example: Dear Dad, Yours truly, 2. After the day AND year in a sentence Example: Mrs. Young’s birthday is Wednesday, December 17, 2012, and you do not need to give her a present. 3. After the city and state if it is in the middle of a sentence. Example: I drove to Green Bay, Wisconsin, because that is where my parents and brother live.

Comma Rule #3 continued… 4. Between the street address and the city in an address in a sentence Example: You attend school at 400 Red Hawk Parkway, Smyrna, Tennessee, at Stewarts Creek Middle School. Thing to remember: if you have a comma in the convention, you need a comma after it too!

Things to remember: **Do NOT put a comma after the state if the zip code is listed afterwards. –Example. Green Bay, WI **Do NOT put a comma between a month and day (January 26) **Do NOT put a comma between a house number and a street name (400 Red Hawk Pkwy)

Practice Mailing an Envelope back front 1. Your first and last name 2. Your street address 3. City, State Zip 1. first and last name of the person to whom you are sending the letter 2. Your street address 3. City, State Zip stamp

Practice 1.Bailey received a letter from the post office dated December from Paisley Scotland. 2.He wondered how such a letter could be delivered to Bailey Wheeler 999 MacArthur Avenue Smyrna TN He decided to send it back May after much thought. 4.The return letter began with the salutation: Dear Future Me What numbers should I pick in the next lottery May ?

Practice: Lang. p. 349 Ex. 10 #1-10 WS p. 130 “Using Commas in Conventional Situations”