1. December 3-7

2.  Punctuation Rule #12: Use commas before and after the year when it is used with both the month and the day. If only the month and the year are given, do not use a comma.  EX: The antipollution project began on May 25, 1992, and lasted a year.  EX: The first meeting was held in July 1992 and made headlines.  Write a paragraph on your favorite Christmas memory.

3.  Punctuation Rule #13: Use commas before and after the name of a state or country when it is used with the name of a city. Do not use a comma after the state if it is used with a ZIP code.  EX: Speakers came from Palo Alto, California, to speak at a meeting.  EX: The address on the envelope was as follows: 123 Ridge Road, Orange, CT 06477.

4.  Punctuation Rule #14: Use a comma or pair of commas to set off an abbreviated title or degree following a person’s name.  EX: One expert on pollution and health is Jay Carr, M.D.  EX: Peter Fuja, Ph. D., wrote a book on pollution.  Punctuation Rule #15: Use a comma or commas to set off too in the middle of a sentence, when too means “also.”  EX: Air pollution, too, creates a problem. The courts, too, are involved.

5.  Punctuation Rule #15: Use a comma or commas to set off a direct quotation.  EX: Dr. Flores said, “Pollution causes serious problems in our cities.”  EX: “We will try,” said Joan, “to fight pollution.”

6.  Punctuation Rule #16: Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of both a friendly letter and a business letter.  EX: Dear Sharon, Your friend, Yours truly,  Punctuation Rule #17: Use a comma for clarity in a sentence.  EX: Instead of three, four panelists discussed pollution.