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IRECT
A
DDRESS
Names of people directly addressed in a sentence are set o with commas “Chris,
please apologize It is clear, Sandy, that Chris will not apologize.”
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LACE
N
AMES
Addresses and other place names separate the elements of a location with commas:
“Casper, Wyoming “Rosewell, NM Adelaide, Queensland, Australia.”
P
ARENTHETICAL
P
HRASES
While incidental or interjected words inserted into a sentence are best placed in
parentheses, certain short phrases or stock phrases are commonly separated by commas. These phrases can be seen as kinds of appositives: It is true, in my opinion,
that prisoner is guilty This comes, no doubt, as a surprise to you See also
interjection.
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