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DO NOW: Read this short letter, circle the commas (which are correct), and answer the question below.Dear Mom,I met the most interesting person on Tuesday, November 22, in Macomb, Georgia, last week. His name is Matthew Callanan, Jr., and he offered me a job with his company. I’m so excited!Love you,FabioPredict today’s comma rules from the commas above: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Subject:Commas III: Letters, Addresses, Names, DatesHow do we use commas in letters?How do we use commas in addresses?How do we use commas with names?How do we use commas in dates? Use a comma ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Dear Magdalena,Use a comma ______________________________________________Sincerely yours,Use a comma to _______________different _________ of an address.Put a comma _____________________________________________ ______________________(usually a _________________) when it is ____________________________________ of the sentence. We just moved from 11 Landow Street, Wilton, Connecticut, to 73 James Street, Charleston, West Virginia.Do not use a comma with a __________________________________ _________________________________________________________Julio Melendez is from Hermosa on Chicago’s West Side.Use a comma to ____________________________________________ such as Jr., Sr., M.D., when they _______________________________Is Alex M. Jorgensen, Jr., here?Use a comma to separate different ____________________________and put a comma after the ___________________________________ I arrived on Monday, March 20, 2004, with my luggage.Don’t use a comma with a ______________ preceded by a preposition.She saw him on June 3rd and spoke with him.L.A.N.D. PRACTICE: Add commas where necessary in each of the following sentences.By Tuesday October 6 he had outlined the whole history text.Thursday May 8 is Hereford’s birthday.She was born on January 9 1985 in a small New England town.He was born on July 4 1976 the two-hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Their address is 6 Great Ormond Street London England.Seattle Washington faces the Cascade Mountains.That package must be sent to 30 West Overland Street Phoenix Arizona.We parked on Marble Lane across the street from the bowling alley.On January 24 1848 James Wilson Marshall found gold in California.His father now lives in Waco Texas but his sister has never left Vermont.Do you think we will have finished the yearbook by May?My aunt is staying with us from Tuesday to Friday. How far is Kansas City Kansas from Independence Missouri?Foster’s Stationary 483 Heebers Street Plainview sells special calligraphy pens.Charles Schulz’s final Peanuts comic strip was scheduled for February 13 2000 the day on which he died.The old watch factory at 43 North Oak Street Scranton Pennsylvania has been condemned by the building inspector. CORRECTION PRACTICE: Add commas where necessary in the following friendly letter.Dear Uncle RoyWhat an eventful month our family is having! We have good news and bad news. The good news is that Mom became Jessie C. Hilton Ph.D. on June 28thof this year. The bad news is that we’re moving because she has a new job in Kentucky that starts next month. Our dusty drafty house is for sale now along with our antique furniture my mother’s extensive wardrobe and my father’s beloved car. We think it will sell quickly because the location at 1706 Madison Avenue Ames Iowa is near the schools. Our new address will be 552 Larchmont Road Louisville KY 40232. We will be in Kentucky as of July 10 2008 so please write to us there.Your nephewHarold WRITING PRACTICE: Write a complete sentence using each of the following comma rules.Addresses: ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Names: _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Dates: __________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Items in a list: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ................
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