Writing · Commas
Rewrite each sentence, adding commas where they are needed with names, titles, addresses and places. Type your answer and click Check Answer. Use See Explanation for the rule, or Show Answer to see the correct version.
About This Rule
- Degrees and suffixes: set off academic degrees with commas (Jane Doe, PhD, won the award). With Jr. and Sr., modern style usually omits the comma before the suffix (Martin Luther King Jr.), although the older style with a comma (King, Jr.,) is also accepted. If the sentence continues, put a comma after the suffix.
- Inverted names: in lists, catalogs and bibliographies, names are often written surname first. Separate the surname and the first name with a comma (Smith, John). In normal sentences, write the first name first (John Smith).
- Places: put a comma between a city and its state or country, and another comma after the state or country if the sentence continues (I visited Paris, France, last summer.).
- Addresses: separate the street, city and state with commas, but do not put a comma before the ZIP code (Springfield, Illinois 62704).