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COMMAS Conventional Situations & Unnecessary
Commas

Conventional Situations
1. Use a COMMA to separated items in DATES and ADDRESSES.
Examples:
.On Saturday, June 21, 1991, Robert moved to Miami Beach,
Florida, with his parents.
.His new address is 814 Georgia Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
Note: Notice that no comma separates the month from the day, the
house number from the street name, or the ZIP code from the twoletter state code.

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If the day is given before the month, or if only the
month and the year are given, no comma is used.
Examples:
The British forces at Pensacola Bay surrendered to
Bernardo de Galvez on 10 May 1781.
The hottest month on record was July 1962.

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2. Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter
and after the closing of any letter.
Examples:
Dear Marcus,
Sincerely,

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3. Use a comma after a name followed by an
abbreviation such as Jr., Sr., or M.D. and after the
abbreviation when it is used in a sentence.
Examples:
Elena Moreno, M.D.
Russell E. Davis, Jr., has been elected mayor.

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Dont use a comma unless a rule requires one or
unless the meaning would be unclear without it.