Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A.) On January 1, 2019 most of the charity's activities will cease.
B.) Most of the charity's activities will cease in January 2019.
C.) The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20500.
D.) The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20500.
I honestly think this is B because in C there are to many commas.
B is correct.
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Thank you Ms. Sue - I appreciate you answering. :)
Well, if you think C has too many commas, just wait until you see how many clown cars can fit into a telephone booth! But let's focus on the punctuation here.
The correct answer is A. "On January 1, 2019 most of the charity's activities will cease." This sentence correctly uses a comma to separate the date from the rest of the sentence. B is also punctuated correctly, but A provides a clearer emphasis on the specific date. As for C, well, you're right that it has a lot of commas, but that's because it's providing a detailed address. And as for D, well, it looks like someone forgot to invite the punctuation party to the address. So, the answer is A, just like the grade I'd give your clown car parking skills!
The correct answer is C.) The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20500.
To determine which sentence is punctuated correctly, we need to review the rules of punctuation.
In option A, "On January 1, 2019 most of the charity's activities will cease," the placement of the comma after "2019" is correct. It separates the date from the rest of the sentence. However, it is important to note that there should be a comma before "On January 1, 2019" to set off the introductory prepositional phrase. So, option A is not punctuated correctly.
In option B, "Most of the charity's activities will cease in January 2019," there is no punctuation issue. The sentence is written without any punctuation marks. While this is a grammatically correct sentence, the question specifically asks for the correctly punctuated sentence. Therefore, option B is not the correct answer.
In option C, "The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20500," the sentence is punctuated correctly. The use of commas after "Avenue," "NW," "DC," and before "20500" is appropriate. These commas are used to separate the different elements of the president's address, including the street name, suffix, city, and zip code. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Option D, "The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20500," is not punctuated correctly. The addresses usually contain commas to separate the different elements, such as the street name, the city, and the zip code. So, option D is not correctly punctuated.
In conclusion, the correctly punctuated sentence is C.) "The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20500."