Commas with dates

Learning Objectives Correctly place a comma between the day and the year in a date. Correctly place a comma after the year when a full date appears in the middle of a sentence. Identify when a comma is not needed in a date (e.g., month and year only). Write a full date, including their own birthday, using commas correctly. Proofread sentences and correct errors in comma usage with dates. Explain the two main rules for using commas in dates. When is your birthday? 🎂 Let's learn how to write the date so everyone knows exactly when to bring the cake! Today, we will learn the special rules for putting commas in dates. Using commas correctly helps make our writing clear so people don't get confused about important days like holidays, birthdays, or historical events....

TermDefinitionExample DateA specific day, month, and year that tells us when something happened.July 4, 1776 CommaA punctuation mark (,) that looks like a little hook and tells the reader to take a short pause.We use a comma in the date January 1, 2025. MonthOne of the twelve parts of a year, like January, February, or March.December is the last month of the year. DayA number from 1 to 31 that tells us which day of the month it is.My birthday is on the 15th day of the month. YearA period of 365 or 366 days.The year we are in now is 2024.

The Day-Year Rule Month Day, Year When you write a full date with the month, the day's number, and the year, you must put a comma between the day and the year. The After-Year Rule Month Day, Year, [rest of the sentence] If a full date is in the middle of a sentence, you need a second comma right after the year to separate it from the rest of the sentence. The No-Day, No-Comma Rule Month Year If you only write the month and the year (without a specific day), you do not need to use a comma.