Question

Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated? "I was born December 16, 1967 in Seattle, Washington," said Sheila. "I was born December 16, 1967, in Seattle, Washington," said Sheila. "I was born December 16, 1967, in Seattle, Washington" said Sheila. "I was born, December 16, 1967, in Seattle, Washington," said Sheila.

Answer 1

The first," I was born December 16, 1967 in Seattle, Washington"

Answer 2

Answer: The sentence that is correctly punctuated is "I was born December 16, 1967 in Seattle, Washington," said Sheila.

Explanation: Punctuation rules state that, when writing dates, a comma must be included between the day of the month and the year. Therefore, there must be a comma between "16" and "1967". Moreover, a comma that separates the city ("Seattle") from the state ("Washington") must also be included. Furthermore, no comma should be added after the year and before the preposition "in"; however, another comma should be included before the final quotation mark in order to indicate that the words that are inside the quotation marks have been pronounced by someone else ("Sheila").