Use Commas in Addresses - 3rd Grade Writing

1. Which sentence uses commas correctly?
   Answer: 700 Elm Road, Denver, Colorado. 700 Elm Road, Denver, Colorado is correctly punctuated because it needs a comma after the street address and another comma between the city and the state. 700, Elm Road, Denver, Colorado adds an extra comma after the house number, where none belongs. 700 Elm Road Denver, Colorado is missing the comma after the street address. 700 Elm Road, Denver Colorado is missing the comma between the city and the state.
2. Which choice correctly punctuates this address with commas? 980 Pine Lane Portland Oregon
   Answer: 980 Pine Lane, Portland, Oregon. The correct punctuation adds a comma after the street address and another comma between the city and the state, so 980 Pine Lane, Portland, Oregon is right. Choice B wrongly separates the street number from the street name with a comma. Choice C is missing the comma after the street address. Choice D is missing the comma between the city and the state.
3. How should you write this address in a sentence with commas?​
   Answer: Carlos lives at 501 Oak Avenue, New York, NY 10001. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). When including ZIP code, never put a comma before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address then comma and city then comma and state then space and ZIP. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places comma after street address before city and places comma between city and state with no comma before ZIP. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice D is incorrect because it has comma before ZIP code. This common error happens when students think commas go between all parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state] ZIP. Commas separate the three main parts but no comma before ZIP. Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: comma before ZIP code / missing comma after street / comma within street address.
4. Complete the address with correct commas in a sentence.
   Answer: We went to 120 Main Street, Portland, Oregon. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice B is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
5. Add commas to this sentence address: 78 Oak Avenue Austin Texas.
   Answer: 78 Oak Avenue, Austin, Texas. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state, with no comma within the street. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places or think commas go between all parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
6. Find and fix the comma error on this envelope address.
   Answer: Noah Davis 300 Park Boulevard Chicago, IL 60601 This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state in the city-state-ZIP line. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this envelope format address we write name on first line, street on second, then city, comma and state space ZIP on third. The comma goes between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice B is correct because it places a comma between the city and state and has no comma before ZIP. The comma properly separates the city and state in the third line. Choice A is incorrect because it has a comma before the ZIP code. This common error happens when students think commas go between all parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
7. Which shows correct commas in this sentence address: 77 North Elm Road Los Angeles California.
   Answer: 77 North Elm Road, Los Angeles, California. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state, with no comma within the street. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places or think commas go between all parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
8. Add commas to this address in a sentence: 980 Pine Lane Portland Oregon.
   Answer: 980 Pine Lane, Portland, Oregon. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). Never put a comma between the street number and street name. In this sentence format address we write 980 Pine Lane then comma and Portland then comma and Oregon. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places comma after street address before city and places comma between city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has no comma between street and city. This common error happens when students forget commas separate major address parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma after street address / missing comma between city and state.
9. Which shows the correct commas? "Send it to Noah King at 33 Main Street Portland Oregon."
   Answer: Send it to Noah King at 33 Main Street, Portland, Oregon. In an address, a comma goes after the street, after the city, and between the city and state, but not between the house number and the street name. Choice A does this, so it is correct. Choice B adds a comma after 33, Choice C leaves out the comma after Street, and Choice D leaves out the comma between the city and state, so none is right.
10. Which choice correctly punctuates this address with commas? 910 Pine Lane Denver Colorado
    Answer: 910 Pine Lane, Denver, Colorado The correct punctuation places a comma after the street address and another comma between the city and the state, so 910 Pine Lane, Denver, Colorado is right. Choice B is missing the comma after the street address. Choice C wrongly splits the street number from the street name with a comma. Choice D is missing the comma between the city and the state.
11. Which sentence has the correct commas for this address?
    Answer: The letter went to 700 Oak Street, New York, NY 10001. A comma goes after the street and after the city, but there is no comma between the state and the ZIP code, and none after the house number. Choice B does this, so it is correct. Choice A adds a comma before the ZIP code, Choice C leaves out the comma after the street, and Choice D adds a comma after the house number, so none is right.
12. Add commas to this sentence address: 910 Pine Lane Denver Colorado.
    Answer: 910 Pine Lane, Denver, Colorado This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write 910 Pine Lane then comma and Denver then comma and Colorado. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places comma after street address before city and places comma between city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice B is incorrect because it has no comma between street and city. This common error happens when students forget commas separate major address parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma after street / comma within street address / missing comma between city and state.
13. How should you write this address in a sentence with commas?
    Answer: My friend lives at 9 Pine Lane, San Diego, California. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
14. Complete the sentence address with commas: 77 Main Street ___ Boston ___ Massachusetts.​
    Answer: 77 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write 77 Main Street then comma and Boston then comma and Massachusetts. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice B is correct because it places comma after street address before city and places comma between city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice D is incorrect because it has no comma between city and state. This common error happens when students forget commas separate major address parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / missing comma after street.
15. Which address has the correct comma placement on an envelope?
    Answer: Mia Thompson 78 Oak Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 On an envelope, a comma goes between the city and state, but not before the ZIP code, after the name, or after the house number. Choice C does this, so it is correct. Choice A adds a comma before the ZIP, Choice B adds a comma after the name, and Choice D adds a comma after the house number, so none is right.
16. Which address has the correct comma placement on an envelope?
    Answer: Maya Chen 55 Maple Drive Seattle, WA 98101 On an envelope, a comma goes between the city and state, but not after the name, after the house number, or before the ZIP code. Choice B does this, so it is correct. Choice A adds a comma after the name and leaves out the city-state comma, Choice C adds a comma after the house number, and Choice D adds a comma before the ZIP, so none is right.
17. Which address has correct comma placement on an envelope (3 lines)?
    Answer: Mia Chen 455 Pine Lane Seattle, WA 98101 This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state in the city-state-ZIP line. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this envelope format address we write name on line 1, street on line 2, then city, comma and state, space and ZIP on line 3. The comma goes between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice D is correct because it has no comma within the street or before the ZIP, and places a comma between the city and state. The comma properly separates the city and state in the third line. Choice B is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places or forget commas separate major address parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
18. Add commas to this address in a sentence: 902 Maple Drive Austin Texas.
    Answer: 902 Maple Drive, Austin, Texas This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma within the street address. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
19. Which shows the correct way to write this address in a sentence with ZIP?
    Answer: The letter went to 120 School Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85001. This question tests using commas in addresses (CCSS.L.3.2.b). Addresses use commas to separate parts: street from city and city from state when written in a sentence. In an address written in a sentence use commas after the street address before the city and between the city and state (123 Main Street, Boston, Massachusetts). On an envelope addresses go on separate lines with no comma within the street but a comma between city and state in the city-state-ZIP line (Boston, MA 02101). Never put a comma between the street number and street name or before the ZIP code. In this sentence format address we write street address, then comma and city, then comma and state abbreviation, space and ZIP. The comma goes after street before city and between city and state to separate the parts of the address. Choice A is correct because it places a comma after the street address before the city and between the city and state, with no comma within the street or before the ZIP. The commas properly separate street from city and city from state. Choice C is incorrect because it has a comma before the ZIP code. This common error happens when students put commas in wrong places or think commas go between all parts. To help students: Teach address format in sentences: [street], [city], [state]. Commas separate the three main parts. On envelopes addresses go on separate lines: Name / Street / City, State ZIP - comma only between city and state. Never put comma: within street (123, Main) or before ZIP (MA, 02101). Memory trick: Commas separate big parts (street / city / state) not small parts within them. Practice with student's own address. Watch for: missing comma between city and state / comma within street address / comma before ZIP code.
20. Which choice correctly punctuates this address with commas? 125 Maple Avenue Boston MA 02101
    Answer: 125 Maple Avenue, Boston, MA 02101. The correct punctuation adds a comma after the street address and another comma between the city and the state, so 125 Maple Avenue, Boston, MA 02101 is right. Choice A adds an extra, unneeded comma before the zip code. Choice B is missing the comma after the street address. Choice D wrongly separates the street number from the street name with a comma.

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