1. If you were Dan, how would you feel when your brother Ben came home?
2. If you were Dan, how would you feel when your brother, Ben came home?
3. If you were Dan, how would you feel when your brother, Ben, came home?
Which is correct? Thanks in advance.
anonymous Which is correct? The first. The only way numer 2 could happen is if you were trying to write number three and forgot the second comma.
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anonymousWhich is correct?
The first. The only way numer 2 could happen is if you were trying to write number three and forgot the second comma. Number three would be technically correct if Dan had only the one brother, but it makes so little difference logically that the commas do more harm than good.