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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation - comma

Hi,

I have a question regarding comma or no comma.

This is the last sentence in a letter. The name of the person who receives this letter is NOT Gloria.

"Thank you for referring your patient Gloria."

Is the sentence right without a comma or does it need a comma between ...'patient' and 'Gloria?'
  

Top answer

Thank you for referring your patient Gloria = the doctor has at least two patients. It is essential to name which patient you are talking about; Thank you for referring your patient, Gloria. = the doctor has only one patient.

— Anonymous

  • Thank you for referring your patient Gloria = the doctor has at least two patients.
  • It is essential to name which patient you are talking about; Thank you for referring your patient, Gloria.
  • = the doctor has only one patient.
  • The comma means that the word after it can be dropped with no loss of meaning.
  • " Of course, the doctor would know the name of his only patient.
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Thank you for referring your patient Gloria = the doctor has at least two patients. It is essential to name which patient you are talking about; Thank you for referring your patient, Gloria. = the doctor has only one patient. The comma means that the word after it can be dropped with no loss of meaning. If the doctor has only one patient, you could simply say, "Thank you for referring your pat
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