Question

correct the text by inserting two commas. (note: in this skill, serial commas are not optional.)
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on may 4 1965 willie mays, an african american baseball player, broke the national league record for home runs.

Explanation:

1. Add a comma after the date "May 4" to separate the specific day from the year in a date format.
2. Add a comma after the year "1965" to set off the introductory date phrase from the main clause of the sentence. The existing commas around the appositive "an African American baseball player" are already correct, so the two required commas are the ones for the date.

Answer:

On May 4, 1965, Willie Mays, an African American baseball player, broke the National League record for home runs.