Use Commas in Addresses - 3rd Grade Writing

1. What punctuation should follow the state when an address continues in the same sentence?

   Use a comma after the state name or abbreviation. The address continues, so comma separates it from the rest.

2. What comma rule should you follow when writing a city and state in an address?

   Use a comma between the city and the state. Commas separate city and state in addresses.

3. Find and correct the commas: "Send it to 55 Pine Road, Tampa Florida."

   Send it to 55 Pine Road, Tampa, Florida. Missing comma after city name.

4. Find and correct the commas: "I live at 12 Oak Street Chicago Illinois."

   I live at 12 Oak Street, Chicago, Illinois. Needs commas after street and after city.

5. Find and correct the punctuation: "Her address is 9 Oak Road, Salem, OR 97301, today."

   Correct: "Her address is 9 Oak Road, Salem, OR 97301 today.". No comma between state and ZIP in mid-sentence.

6. Choose the correct punctuation: "Please mail it to 8 River St, Albany, NY 12207."

   Please mail it to 8 River St, Albany, NY 12207. Correct comma placement throughout address.

7. Which part of a full address usually comes right after the comma: city, state, or ZIP code?

   State. City comes first, then comma, then state.

8. Identify where the comma belongs: "Austin Texas" in an address.

   Austin, Texas. Comma goes between city and state names.

9. Which option correctly punctuates a city and state in the middle of a sentence?

   Use commas before and after the state: City, State, rest of sentence. State needs commas on both sides mid-sentence.

10. Find and correct the commas: "Mail it to 10 Oak Ave., Boston MA 02110."

    Correct: "Mail it to 10 Oak Ave., Boston, MA 02110.". Insert comma between city and state.

11. Find and correct the commas: "We moved to Denver, CO, 80205."

    Correct: "We moved to Denver, CO 80205.". Remove the comma between state and ZIP code.

12. What punctuation should you use between the state and the ZIP code in an address?

    Use no comma between the state and the ZIP code. ZIP codes directly follow states without punctuation.

13. Find and correct the punctuation: "Send it to 45 Pine Street, Reno NV."

    Correct: "Send it to 45 Pine Street, Reno, NV.". Missing comma between city and state.

14. Find and correct the commas: "Our school is in Raleigh NC, 27603."

    Correct: "Our school is in Raleigh, NC 27603.". Move comma from after NC to after Raleigh.

15. Find and correct the commas: "My aunt lives at 9 River Rd., Albany, NY."

    Correct: "My aunt lives at 9 River Rd., Albany, NY.". This sentence is already correctly punctuated.

16. What comma rule should you follow for a city and a country in an address?

    Place a comma between the city and the country. Same rule as city/state: comma separates locations.

17. What comma rule should you follow when an address ends a sentence?

    Do not add an extra comma at the end; use the period. Sentences end with periods, not extra commas.

18. What comma rule should you follow when an address is written on separate lines (mailing format)?

    Do not add commas at the ends of the lines. Line breaks replace commas in mailing format.

19. Find and correct the commas: "We moved to Salem Oregon last year."

    We moved to Salem, Oregon last year. Comma needed between city and state.

20. What comma rule should you follow when an address includes a city, state, and ZIP code?

    Use a comma after the city; do not use a comma before the ZIP code. ZIP codes never need commas before them.

21. What comma rule should you follow when writing a street address on one line in a sentence?

    Use a comma between the street address and the city. Commas separate address elements when written inline.

22. Find and correct the commas: "I live in Miami FL 33101."

    Correct: "I live in Miami, FL 33101.". City-state pairs need commas; no comma before ZIP.

23. Which part of this address needs a comma: "Austin TX"?

    Add a comma after Austin: "Austin, TX". Cities and states are always separated by commas.

24. Find and correct the commas: "Chicago IL" on an envelope line. What is the correct form?

    Correct: "Chicago, IL". Add comma between city and state.

25. What comma rule should you follow when writing a street address on one line with city and state?

    Place a comma after the street address and after the city. Commas separate each address element when written inline.

26. Which option correctly punctuates the city and state: A) "Salem OR" B) "Salem, OR"?

    B) "Salem, OR". Option B correctly places a comma between city and state.

27. Find and correct the punctuation: "Mail it to 18 River Road Hartford, CT 06103,"

    Remove the comma after 06103. No punctuation after ZIP on envelope format.

28. Identify where the comma belongs: "Portland Maine" in a sentence.

    Portland, Maine. Comma separates city from state.

29. Find and correct the address commas: "Meet me at 77 Lake Dr Phoenix, Arizona."

    Meet me at 77 Lake Dr, Phoenix, Arizona. Missing comma between street and city.

30. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: A) "I visited Paris France." B) "I visited Paris, France."

    B) "I visited Paris, France.". Cities and countries need comma separation.

31. Identify the missing comma: "We drove to 100 Lake Ave Denver, CO."

    Add a comma after Ave: "100 Lake Ave, Denver, CO.". Street and city need comma separation.

32. What comma rule should you follow after a state name when the address continues in the sentence?

    Place a comma after the state if more words follow in the sentence. Prevents the state from running into the next part.

33. Which option correctly punctuates a full address in a sentence: A) "... in Phoenix, AZ, 85001" B) "... in Phoenix, AZ 85001"?

    B) "... in Phoenix, AZ 85001". No comma separates state from ZIP code.

34. Find and correct the punctuation: "I live in Miami FL."

    Correct: "I live in Miami, FL.". Missing comma between city and state.

35. Which option correctly uses commas? A) "Miami Florida" B) "Miami, Florida"

    B) Miami, Florida. Option B correctly places comma between city and state.

36. What comma rule should you follow when including a ZIP code after the state in a sentence?

    Do not put a comma between the state and the ZIP code. ZIP codes directly follow states without punctuation.

37. What comma rule should you follow when an address is written on separate lines (as on an envelope)?

    Do not add extra commas at the ends of lines. Line breaks replace commas in envelope format.

38. Which part of an address is separated by commas: street, city, and state?

    Separate street and city, and separate city and state. Commas separate each address element in a sentence.

39. What comma rule should you follow when writing a city and state together in an address?

    Place a comma after the city name before the state. Separates city from state for clarity in addresses.

40. Find and correct the commas: "The package went to 14 Elm St., Newark, New Jersey, 07102."

    The package went to 14 Elm St., Newark, New Jersey 07102. Remove comma before ZIP; keep others.

41. Find and correct the punctuation: "The letter went to 77 Hill St., Albany, NY, 12207."

    Correct: "... Albany, NY 12207.". Remove extra comma between state and ZIP.

42. What comma rule should you follow when writing the city and state on an envelope line by itself?

    Use a comma between city and state; no comma after the state. Envelope addresses don't need trailing commas.

43. What comma rule should you follow for a state and a country when the address continues in the sentence?

    Use a comma after the state before the country. Comma separates address from continuing text.

44. What punctuation should follow the state in an address when the sentence ends right after it?

    Use a period, not a comma. End punctuation replaces the comma when the sentence ends.

45. Identify the correct address punctuation: "900 Maple Ave Boston, MA".

    900 Maple Ave, Boston, MA. Needs comma after street and city.

46. Find and correct the commas: "Send it to 45 Pine Street Seattle, WA."

    Correct: "Send it to 45 Pine Street, Seattle, WA.". Add comma after street to separate from city.

47. Which option correctly punctuates the city and state: A) Dallas TX B) Dallas, TX?

    B) Dallas, TX. City and state require a comma between them.

48. What comma rule should you follow when writing a street address, city, and state in one line?

    Use commas to separate street, city, and state. Each address element needs comma separation.

49. Choose the correctly punctuated address in a sentence: A) Boston MA, 02110 B) Boston, MA 02110

    B) Boston, MA 02110. No comma between state and ZIP code.

50. Find and correct the commas: "Our school is in Denver, Colorado 80210."

    Our school is in Denver, Colorado 80210. No comma before ZIP code is correct.

51. Identify the correct punctuation: "Portland __ OR". Which symbol belongs in the blank?

    A comma: "Portland, OR". Cities and states are separated by commas in addresses.

52. Identify the correct punctuation: "He moved to Seattle, WA." Should there be a comma after WA?

    No; the sentence ends after WA. Period ends the sentence, no comma needed.

53. What punctuation should you place after the state when an address appears inside a sentence?

    Place a comma after the state. When addresses appear mid-sentence, commas separate all parts.

54. Find and correct the punctuation: "We met in Austin, TX and ate tacos."

    Correct: "We met in Austin, TX, and ate tacos.". Comma needed after state when sentence continues.

55. Which option correctly punctuates a city, state, and ZIP: A) "Tampa, FL, 33602" B) "Tampa, FL 33602"?

    B) "Tampa, FL 33602". Option B correctly omits comma before ZIP.

56. Identify the error: "She lives in Dallas, TX." Does this sentence need another comma?

    No; a final comma is not needed at the end of the sentence. The sentence is correct as written.

57. Identify the correct sentence punctuation: "I visited Dallas, Texas, in June."

    I visited Dallas, Texas, in June. Comma after state when sentence continues.

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