Grammar

1. + Grammar + Ninja Commas

2. With direct addresses Commas + Ninja says When a sentence starts with someone's name because you're speaking to them, put a comma after the name to separate it from the rest of the sentence. grammar Ninja

3. With direct addresses Commas + Ninja says When a sentence ends with someone's name because you're speaking to them, put a comma before the name to separate it from the rest of the sentence grammar Ninja

4. With direct addresses Commas + Ninja says When you're talking to a person and their name is mentioned in the middle of the sentence, put a comma before and after the name to separate it from the sentence. grammar Ninja

5. With direct addresses , Commas Jack will you grab me a soda? , , You will never “get” Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jessy unless you watch it. , Put the VHS in the VCR Maria grammar Ninja

6. Commas With dialogue + Ninja says When someone speaks directly and a quotation is introduced by verbs (action words) like said, thought, answered, etc., put the comma after the verb and before the dialogue. grammar Ninja

7. Commas With dialogue + Ninja says When someone speaks directly and the verb follows the dialogue, put the comma after the dialogue and before the verb. grammar Ninja

8. Commas With dialogue + Ninja says When the dialogue is split by action, you must determine if the dialogue is split into two separate thoughts or if the two parts make up one thought. If it's two thoughts, put a period after the action in the middle. If it's one connected thought, put a comma after both the dialogue and the action. grammar Ninja

9. Commas , With dialogue , He said “Follow the Underpants Gnomes” “I will find where they live” replied Nancy. “What if you can’t?” questioned Lizzy. , , No comma necessary “Please tell me” Nancy continued “why you don’t believe in me.” grammar Ninja

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