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The placement of commas in dates, places, and names follows certain conventions. Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.
Answers are based on the guidelines in Claire Cook’s Line by Line (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1985) and Amy Einsohn’s The Copyeditor’s Handbook (U of California P, 2006).
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Question 1 of 8
1. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: c. When you write a date in the month-day-year form, commas are placed after the day and after the year. When you write a date in the day-month-year form, no commas are used.
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Answer: c. When you write a date in the month-day-year form, commas are placed after the day and after the year. When you write a date in the day-month-year form, no commas are used.
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Question 2 of 8
2. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: c. Although MLA style prefers that a comma be placed before and after a suffix such as Jr. or Sr., it is acceptable to use no commas.
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Answer: c. Although MLA style prefers that a comma be placed before and after a suffix such as Jr. or Sr., it is acceptable to use no commas.
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Question 3 of 8
3. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: b. When you list a city and a country, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the country.
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Answer: b. When you list a city and a country, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the country.
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Question 4 of 8
4. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: a. A comma should appear between a name and a professional designation.
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Answer: a. A comma should appear between a name and a professional designation.
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Question 5 of 8
5. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: a. When you list a city and a state, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the state.
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Answer: a. When you list a city and a state, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the state.
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Question 6 of 8
6. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: a. When you write a date in the month-day-year form, commas are placed after the day and after the year.
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Answer: a. When you write a date in the month-day-year form, commas are placed after the day and after the year.
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Question 7 of 8
7. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: c. When you list a city and a state, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the state, when the state is inserted to clarify the location of the city, as shown in answer a. In answer b, Coffeyville ends the phrase With the bustling town of Coffeyville, so it is followed by a comma. Kansas is the start of the independent clause Kansas finally has a winner of the All-America City Award, so no comma follows Kansas.
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Answer: c. When you list a city and a state, a comma must be placed before and after the name of the state, when the state is inserted to clarify the location of the city, as shown in answer a. In answer b, Coffeyville ends the phrase With the bustling town of Coffeyville, so it is followed by a comma. Kansas is the start of the independent clause Kansas finally has a winner of the All-America City Award, so no comma follows Kansas.
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Question 8 of 8
8. Question
Which sentence is correct?
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Answer: a. When you list a city and an abbreviation for a state, a comma must be placed before and after the abbreviation for the state.
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Answer: a. When you list a city and an abbreviation for a state, a comma must be placed before and after the abbreviation for the state.