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Quiz: Writing for business 0912



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Business writing, commas, punctuation
birthday-cake.jpg How many commas are required in this sentence?

Google was launched in September 1998 in Menlo Park California.
a. 1
b. 2

Answer: a

Explanation:

The correct punctuation for the sentence is Google was launched in September 1998 in Menlo Park, California.

You need a comma between the city and state.

With full dates (month, day, and year) you need to put a comma after the year if your sentence continues. If the day isn’t included, however, no comma is needed after the year.

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Steiny83  |   Sep 12 2008   2:43PM GMT

I think this may be a typo?? The answer says “b,” but it shows only one comma is necessary.


 

Koohiisan  |   Sep 12 2008   4:52PM GMT

maybe they are two commas, superimposed in 3D


 

LowellT  |   Sep 12 2008   10:22PM GMT

I think Ms. Rouse was just trying to see how alert we are.


 

MargaretRouse  |   Sep 13 2008   5:35PM GMT

Whoops! I’ve corrected the answer. Thanks everyone!


 
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