Using Commas in Dates and with Single Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.1.2.C

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We often use commas in very formal settings. When we are working with dates commas should be used separate numbers and words; that is a general rule that I tell students. The week day and the month should be separated by a comma as well as the numbered day and the year. If a full date is present in the middle of a sentence, a comma should be present before and after the year number. No commas are necessary when you are only dealing with two elements of the date.

Commas (with Dates) Worksheets To Print:

Few of Our Favorite Things – This is a group or classroom activity to get students using the skill.

Daily Schedule – Give Sam some help with his commas. He is a bit forgetful at times.

Dear Aunt Sally – You wrote your aunt a letter, but forget all the commas.

Planning Events – Make each sentence correct by adding punctuation, as needed.

Farm fun! – Even good old Farmer Joe forgets how to use his symbols.

Favorite Foods – Turn to your neighbor, write down their name in the first blank, and ask them what there favorite foods are.

Grocery Shopping – Grace is going grocery shopping. Each Isle has three items that she needs.

Fun at the Park! – Write your three favorite things to do at the park in the blanks in the sentence below.

Rodeo Dates – The rodeo was in town, but you missed it! Let's make sure that doesn't happen again.

It's Raining Dates! – This cloud is raining dates! Draw raindrops around the dates that use commas correctly.

Play ball! – The dates of each baseball game are written on the baseballs. Color the baseballs green if the comma is in the right place.

Fix the Commas – Fred made a list of dates, but something doesn't quite look right.

Sarah Forgot the Commas! – : Sarah was writing down all the important dates on one calendar, but it looks like she forgot to add the commas in the dates.

Rearrange the Dates! – : These dates literally fell off the calendar! Rearrange them in the proper order beginning with the first of January and ending with the thirty-first of December.

Does Tina Know Her Dates? – Tina made a list of important dates. See if she needs a hand.

Why Do We Use Commas in Dates and with Single Words?


Commas are one of the most confusing elements of the punctuation. This is because people use commas for so many different reasons. Comma has multiple purposes. It is often used to separate.


Using Commas with dates and addresses


Commas are always used in dates and addresses. They help in separating the date, month, and year from each other.


For example,
April 24, 2020.

It is also used to separate the house number, street number, city, and state in addresses.


Using Commas to separate items


When there are several items to mention in a sentence, you use a comma to separate them. Comma helps in understanding that these items are different from each other. Usually, commas are used when there are three or more than three items in the sentence. For item at the end, you use the conjunction "and" after the comma.


For example,
The shopkeeper had red, blue, purple, green, and yellow notebooks.


Using Comma for Quotations


Commas are also used when you are using direct quotations in your sentences. Direct quotations should be given credit otherwise; it is considered plagiarism. Commas help in distinguishing the equation from the rest of the text.


Using commas to separate parts of the sentence


The most common use of the commas is to separate the introductory part of the sentence from the rest of the sentence. Commas help you understand the meaning of the sentence more clearly. Commas are also used to separate different parts of the sentence from each other. If you want to give some extra information regarding a specific word in the sentence, you can use comma to separate it from the meaning of the sentence.


For example,
Nevertheless, she is still waiting for the final date.
Apart from this, there is no other problem.
Unlike Europe, that is far more developed, the Middle East is still in the improving stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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