This document provides examples and guidelines for using commas in a series, dates, and addresses. It demonstrates that commas should be used to separate items in a list of three or more items and separate the day, month, and year in dates. Commas are also used to separate parts of an address including the street number and name, city, and zip code. The document includes exercises for the reader to practice correct comma usage in these situations.

1. THE COMMA

2. IN A SERIES
 Commas should be used in a series, which means that you
use a comma when you list more than two things.
 EX. My favorite foods are pasta, garlic bread, cheese sticks, and
pizza.
 EX. I am thankful for my family, my life, my friends, and my pets.
 EX. I want to travel to New York, Spain, and California.
 Where were the commas used?

3. IN A SERIES
 Correct these sentences.
 I met the President the Vice President and the President’s wife
when I traveled to D.C.
 I dreamt about flying frogs talking monkeys and vibrant birds last
night.

4. DATES
 Put a comma after the day and before the year.
 EX. July 4, 1992
 EX. March 30, 2010
 Ex. January 1, 2014
 Where are the commas used?

5. DATES
 Correct these dates.
 February 6 1986
 May 1 1956
 May 22 2002

6. ADDRESSES
 Use a comma to separate each part of an address that has
two or more parts.
 EX. 1115 Williamson County Line Road, Fairview, TN 37062
 EX. 2002 Whitland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205
 Where are the commas used?

7. ADDRESSES
 Correct these addresses.
 5426 Elk Ridge Avenue Elk Ridge Maryland 54209
 4024 Main Street Antioch Tennessee 37405
 9024 Belmont Boulevard Nashville TN 37207

8. NOW YOUR TURN!
 Label a blank sheet of paper Comma Usage
 #1 and #2: Write correct examples of comma usage in a list
of things (a series).
 #3 and #4: Write correct examples of comma usage in dates.
 #5 and #6: Write correct examples of comma usage in
addresses. You can make the addresses up.