Question

Carly just rented an apartment, and she will need to sign and date her lease. Which of the following is not a correct way for her to write out the date?
A. 01/25/14
B. 25 January 2014
C. January 25, 2014
D. 2014, January 25

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 2014, January 25

Explanation:

Writing Dates

There are several correct ways to write dates:

1. In the United States, dates usually begin with the month, followed by the day and the year. Include a comma after the day. If you wish to include the day of the week, place it before the date, followed by a comma.

• December 7, 1941

• January 19, 2015

• Sunday, December 7, 1941

• Monday, January 19, 2015

2. Another style of writing dates puts the day first, followed by the month and the year. Use no punctuation.

• 7 December 1941

• 19 January 2015

3. Dates may also be written using numbers only.

• 12/07/1941 (December 7, 1941)

• 01/19/2015 (January 19, 2015)

Answer 2

There are several ways to write the date or what you call date formats. From the given choices, letter D is incorrect because there's no such way of writing a date like that. The first 3 given choices are acceptable in writing the date. The first one is the most simple. The second one is a bit formal and the third one is the most formal among others. Since she will just write the date of her lease, she can opt to write the first one.