Which of the sentences below using direct address is punctuated correctly? (1 point)
Please come with me, Sarah, and Tom, to pick Mom’s birthday present.
Please come with me, Sarah and Tom to pick Mom’s birthday present.
Please come with me, Sarah, and Tom to pick Mom’s birthday present.
Please come with me Sarah and Tom, to pick Mom’s birthday present.
None of those is correct. Please ask your teacher about this question.
Someone else posted this question a few days ago and claimed that A is the correct answer. That is not right. It is wrong to have a comma after Sarah!
I'll ask my teacher because I know there is often many gliches with the system. Thank you though.
Its D.
To determine which of the sentences using direct address is punctuated correctly, we need to understand the rules for punctuating direct address. In direct address, when a speaker addresses someone directly, it is common to use their name or title, and it should be set off with commas.
Let's analyze each sentence:
1. Please come with me, Sarah, and Tom, to pick Mom’s birthday present.
- This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the names "Sarah" and "Tom". However, it is not necessary to separate the conjunction "and" with a comma. So, the comma after "Tom" is not needed.
2. Please come with me, Sarah and Tom to pick Mom’s birthday present.
- This sentence does not use a comma to set off the names "Sarah" and "Tom". According to the rules of direct address, the names should be set off with commas. Therefore, this sentence is not punctuated correctly.
3. Please come with me, Sarah, and Tom to pick Mom’s birthday present.
- This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the names "Sarah" and "Tom". There is no need for a comma between "Tom" and "to". So, this sentence is punctuated correctly.
4. Please come with me Sarah and Tom, to pick Mom’s birthday present.
- This sentence does not use commas to set off the names "Sarah" and "Tom". According to the rules of direct address, the names should be set off with commas. Additionally, there should be a comma between "Tom" and "to". Therefore, this sentence is not punctuated correctly.
Based on the analysis above, the correct sentence using direct address is:
Please come with me, Sarah, and Tom to pick Mom’s birthday present.