Question

Look at sentence 1. What correction should be made to this sentence?
(1) For example, another story that appeared in the Daily Herald on April 20 1998, states, “Many home economists report that
mothers over-feed their children and allow improper food."
A. remove the comma after example
B. remove the comma after states
C. insert a comma after 20
D. no correction necessary

Answer 1

Answer: C. insert a comma after 20

Explanation:

From the statement given, the comma after example and the comma after states are correct. The mistake in the statement written is that there is no comma after 20.

When writing the date using the month-day-year format, we should note that commas are placed after the day and also after the year.

Therefore, there should be a comma after 20. The right way to write it is April 20, 1998, states, .....