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Commas in Dates and Geographic Units Mini- Lesson #35 From the Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. On December 8, 1941, the U.S. and Britain declared war on Japan. Use a comma to separate each item in a date from the rest of the sentence. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Commas in Dates and Geographic Units Mini- Lesson #35From the Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series
Use a comma to separate each item in a date from the rest of
the sentence.
On December 8, 1941, the U.S. and Britain declared war on Japan.
Use a comma to separate each item in a geographic unit from
the rest of the sentence.
The German blitz against London, England, resulted in
widespread destruction.
If the date is used as an adjective, do not place a comma
after the year.
The December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl
Harbor is an event that will live in infamy.
Do not place a comma after the parts of a date when only two
units (the month and day or the month and year) are used.
June 6, 1944, is the day on which allied forces invaded France during World
War II.
June 6 is the day on which allied forces invaded France during World War II.
If only the month and year are used, the comma is often
omitted.
The Battle of
Iwo Jima took place in
February 1945.
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