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07-21-2012, 03:23 PM
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When addressing a person, a comma is used before the name to annotate the end of your statement and to give direction. In this case, "That's racist, Kim," would have been appropriate. If the narrator was speaking of Kim and not to her, the grammatical structure of the sentence is wrong, and the point is moot.
Let's eat, Grandma!
Let's eat Grandma!
Commas save lives.
Let's eat, Grandma!
Let's eat Grandma!
Commas save lives.
Sometimes the appositive and the word it identifies are related and the comma can be omitted.
07-21-2012, 03:24 PM
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Well it is Shirley...
07-21-2012, 03:25 PM
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The base sentence is, "That's racist." By adding Kim's name, you are directing that statement. If you put her name in the beginning, it would be: "Kim, that's racist." It must be distinguished. To add her name at the end, it still receives a comma because her name is not a part of the predicate.
07-21-2012, 03:26 PM
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07-21-2012, 03:27 PM
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The base sentence is, "That's racist." By adding Kim's name, you are directing that statement. If you put her name in the beginning, it would be: "Kim, that's racist." It must be distinguished. To add her name at the end, it still receives a comma because her name is not a part of the predicate.
You are not wrong or right. What you just said is true, but still, commas are not need for that separation. It's not right to put them there, it's not wrong to leave them out.
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I didn't have those ones.
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07-21-2012, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gone4x4
--it ok, they barbecue well, just need several, ask her for a few more, ya know? say somthing like, penny would be lonely!