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Commas to Separate a City and State

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Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma (,) to separate a city from a state.
Paul lives in Butte, Montana.

1. When a city and state appear together at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence, a comma must follow both the city and the state.
Dallas, Texas, is my home.
2. When the name of the state is the last word in a sentence, it is NOT followed by a comma. It is followed by the sentence's final punctuation.
Do you live in Dayton, Ohio?
Commas to Separate a City and State
3. When two cities' names precede a state's name, the city name that is closest to the state is the one that is followed by a comma.

We went to Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
My cousins live in _____________
Independence, Missouri
Independence Missouri.
Independence, Missouri.
Independence, Missouri,.
Question 1 of 8
A period is needed to end the sentence. Try again.
A comma is missing after the city's name. Try again.
Separate "Independence" from the state with a comma. A period is needed to end the sentence.
When the state name is the last word in a sentence, it is not followed by a comma. Try again.
Be sure that the city and state are separated and that the end of the sentence is correctly punctuated.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
____________ is the home of Notre Dame University.
South Bend, Indiana,
South Bend Indiana,
South, Bend Indiana,
South, Bend, Indiana,
Question 2 of 8
A comma must follow both the city and the state when they appear together at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
A comma is missing after the city's name. Try again.
The city is South Bend. The state is Indiana. One comma should follow the name of the city. Try again.
The city is South Bend. One comma should follow the name of the city. Try again.
South Bend is the city. Indiana is the state.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
Have you ever been to____________
Orlando or Tampa Florida?
Orlando, or Tampa, Florida?
Orlando, or Tampa Florida?
Orlando or Tampa, Florida?
Question 3 of 8
A comma is missing after the name of the second city. Try again.
A comma is not needed after the name of the first city. Try again.
A comma must follow the city name that is closest to the state. Try again.
Two cities' names precede the state. A comma must follow the city name that is closest to the state.
When two cities' names precede a state's name, the city closest to the state needs a comma after it.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
_____________ is the home of the Kentucky Derby horse race.
Louisville Kentucky,
Louisville, Kentucky:
Louisville, Kentucky,
Louisville, Kentucky
Question 4 of 8
A comma is missing after the city's name. Try again.
A colon is not needed after "Kentucky." Try again.
A comma must follow both the city and state when they appear together at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
A comma is missing after the state's name. Try again.
A comma must follow both the city and the state when they appear together at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
My father was born in ________________
Santa Fe New, Mexico.
Santa Fe; New Mexico.
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Santa, Fe New, Mexico.
Question 5 of 8
The city is Santa Fe. The state is New Mexico. Try again.
A semicolon is not needed after "Santa Fe." Try again.
Separate "Santa Fe" from the state with a comma. A period is needed to end the sentence.
The city is Santa Fe. The state is New Mexico. Try again.
Santa Fe is the city. New Mexico is the state.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
We went on a tour of________________
Rapid City South Dakota.
Rapid, City South Dakota.
Rapid, City, South Dakota.
Rapid City, South Dakota.
Question 6 of 8
A comma is missing after the city's name. Try again.
The city is Rapid City. The state is South Dakota. One comma should follow the name of the city. Try again.
The city is Rapid City. One comma should follow the name of the city. Try again.
Separate "Rapid City" from the state with a comma. A period is needed to end the sentence.
Rapid City is the city. South Dakota is the state.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
Both _____________ are on Lake Erie.
Toledo, and Cleveland, Ohio,
Toledo, and Cleveland Ohio,
Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio,
Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio
Question 7 of 8
A comma is not needed after the name of the first city. Try again.
A comma is not needed after the name of the first city. Try again.
A comma must follow both the city name that is closest to the state and the name of the state.
A comma must follow both the city and the state when they appear together in the middle of a sentence. Try again.
Toledo and Cleveland are the two cities in the state of Ohio. They appear in the middle of the sentence.
Commas to Separate a City and State
Use a comma to separate a city from a state.
Click on the line that correctly completes the sentence.
_____________ is not too far from Philadelphia or Baltimore.
Atlantic City, New Jersey;
Atlantic City, New Jersey,
Atlantic City New Jersey,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Question 8 of 8
A semicolon is not needed after "New Jersey." Try again.
A comma must follow both the city and the state when they appear together at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
A comma is missing after the city's name. Try again.
A comma is missing after the state's name. Try again.
A comma must follow both the city and the state when they appear together at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
Commas to Separate a City and State