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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Correct Sentence

Is the sentence below correct?

Thank you, Michael for your tremendous efforts at .
  

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Dear friend, Michael is a direct address in your sentence (traditionally known to be in the vocative case), so it should be preceded and followed by a comma. Thank you , Michael, for your tremendous efforts at Marshall. It would be all right to place the address at the beginning, too: Michael , thank you for your tremendous efforts at Marshall.

— Andriy Lapin

  • Dear friend, Michael is a direct address in your sentence (traditionally known to be in the vocative case), so it should be preceded and followed by a comma.
  • Thank you , Michael, for your tremendous efforts at Marshall.
  • It would be all right to place the address at the beginning, too: Michael , thank you for your tremendous efforts at Marshall.
  • Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Dear friend,

Michael is a direct address in your sentence (traditionally known to be in the vocative case), so it should be preceded and followed by a comma.

Thank you, Michael, for your tremendous efforts at Marshall.

It would be all right to place the address at the beginning, too:

Michael, thank you for your tremendous eff
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