Here’s a question that arose as I
was preparing a syllabus for a summer class. I seek the benefit of your wisdom
and expertise.
Which is the accepted and usual
punctuation?
- Note that Monday, July 3 is a class day.
[Pertinent principle: When a date is made up of two or more parts, use a
comma to separate the parts when the parts are both words or are both numbers.
Here “Monday” and “July” are adjacent words in a
date.]
- Note that Monday, July 3, is a class day.
[Pertinent principle: A date with an internal comma is also concluded with
a comma except when it ends the sentence.]
- Note that Monday July 3 is a class day.
[Pertinent principle: Restrictive appositives are not set off by commas.
Here “July 3” is a restrictive appositive modifying “Monday.”]
Dick Veit
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Richard Veit
Department of English, UNCW
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