Why can you put commas on either side of "Griselda"? in the sentence "My older sister, Griselda, is going to college in the fall." Explain in one sentence
Commas can be placed on either side of "Griselda" to indicate that it is additional, nonessential information about the speaker's older sister.
The commas surrounding "Griselda" in the sentence "My older sister, Griselda, is going to college in the fall" indicate that the name is nonessential to the sentence and could be removed without changing the meaning.
