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where to put date and day in a sentence

 
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rayt



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: where to put date and day in a sentence Reply with quote

Dear teacher:

Please clarify me which one below is correct and why:

I will go to New York next Monday Nov30.
I will go to New York on next Monday on Nov30.
I will go to New York on next Monday Nov30.

I will go to New York Nov30 next Monday.
I will go to New York on Nov30 on next Monday.
I will go to New York on Nov30 next Monday.

Or please advise me a proper sentence.

Thank you very much.
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chinateacher



Joined: 17 Nov 2009
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are many ways to do this.

They differ in that the USA puts the month before the date and in other nations the date is put before the month.

Ex:
I will go to New York next Monday, November 30th.
Use ordinal numbers:
1st / first
2nd / second
3rd / third
etc.

It can also be written as:
I will go to New York on next Monday, November 30th.

I will go to New York on the 30th of November, next Monday.

I will go to New York on November 30th, which is next Monday.

I will go to New York on November 30th, next Monday.

Use the comma in these situations above to set off the first description of the date from the second.

These are all correct and the choice of what one to use is a stylistic one.
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