Commas with personal titles

If a title follows a name, separate it from the rest of the sentence with a pair of commas.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Sandra Belinsky MD has been appointed to the board of trustees. Revised sentence: Sandra Belinsky, MD, has been appointed to the board of trustees.

Exercises:

Major uses of the comma 1

Major uses of the comma 2

All uses of the comma

Related topic:

Capitalizing personal titles