Commas in Dates and Places for Kids: Where the Comma Goes (Grade 3 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Commas are tiny marks that tell readers where to take a little pause. Today we will learn exactly where commas go in dates and in place names.

In a date, put a comma between the day and the year. The day and year are both numbers, so the comma keeps them from running together. May twelve, comma, twenty twenty six.

If the date includes the day of the week, add a comma after it too. Friday, October nine, twenty twenty six. The day of the week, then the month and day, then the year.

Places work the same way. Put a comma between a city and its state, or a city and its country. Denver, Colorado. Paris, France. The comma separates the smaller place from the bigger one.

Here is a tricky part. If the sentence keeps going after the year or the state, add another comma. We moved to Denver, Colorado, in June. The place is wrapped in commas.

The same goes for dates. On July four, seventeen seventy six, the Declaration of Independence was adopted. There is a comma after the day and another comma after the year.

Now it's your turn. Where do the commas go? My cousin lives in Miami Florida near the beach. Pause and try. My cousin lives in Miami, Florida, near the beach. Commas go after Miami and after Florida.

Great job! Commas go between the day and year, and between a city and state. Keep going? Add one more comma after. Practice commas in dates and places in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!