4. HEADING
The heading includes the name and address of the person writing
the letter as well as the date the letter is written.
Use commas as you would with dates and addresses
The comma goes after the city and before the state
The comma goes after the day and before the year
5. GREETING
Use a comma after the greeting and the person’s name to whom
you are addressing the letter.
6. IN THE BODY
Remember to use commas as you normally would in a series and
to connect compound sentences.
7. IN THE CLOSING
Use a comma after the closing
The closing is a short expression that is always a few words on a
single line, and it ends in a comma
8. NOW YOUR TURN!
You will write a friendly letter to a relative.
If you want a greater challenge, imagine that you are either a
factory worker or a slave in the Civil War.
Write a letter to your relative who is on the other side of the war.
If you are a factory worker, write to your Confederate relative.
If you are a slave, write to your Union relative.
Include commas in all the right places. That means to use
commas in the heading, greeting, body, and the closing.