Kentucky State's style does not call for use of the serial Oxford comma. Therefore, use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before “and” or “or” in a simple series.
His favorite color is green, gold or gray.
Include a comma if clarification calls for it, including when an element within a series contains a conjunction:
My favorite foods are pizza, soup and salad, and green beans.
Use a comma to separate independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
Their brother prepared supper, and his siblings rushed to the table to eat.
Use a comma to separate multiple modifiers of a noun.
It was a sizzling, hot day.
She is a world-renowned, well-respected leader in psychology.
Use a comma in numbers higher than 999.
1,886
Do not use a comma between the month and year or season and year.
She will graduate in May 2021.
He will attend Essence Festival in the summer of 2022.
comma should follow the year when used with a month and day.
The story will appear Monday, June 3, 2019, in the State Journal.
Use a comma to indicate if the reader understands or is told that the item or clause is the only one of its kind.
Dr. Richardson and her husband, Matthew, and children, Elizabeth Ann and David, vacationed in Kentucky.
Data is plural; datum is singular. Data set is two words.
Use figures for days of the month, omitting “nd,” “rd,” “st” and “th.” Place a comma between the day and the year and following the year when the date is mentioned.
On January 12, 2000, she took a trip to China.
Do not use a comma between the month and year.
She will graduate in May 2021.
Abbreviate these months:
Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. Write out March, April, June and July.
Do not abbreviate months when the months stand alone or appear with only a year:
The Upward Bounds summer program is scheduled for August 2019.
When referring to the academic year, use a hyphen, but do not repeat the four-digit year: 2019-20
Use a.m. or p.m. after the time of day, except for noon and midnight. When the time is on the hour, do not include 00. For noon and midnight, do not include 12.
She goes to lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
For a span of time, use “to” instead of a hyphen.
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m