Pupil's Name:
Date:
Grade: 2
The Comma Rule of Direct Address
When addressing someone by name, separate the name with a comma ( , ).
• At start: John, come here. • At end: Be kind, Charles. • In middle: Come, Lucy, or we will be late.
A
Commands with Names
1. Write a command with a proper name as the first word:
1.
2. Write a command with a proper name as the last word:
2.
3. Write a command with the name in the middle (between two commas):
3.
B
Questions with Names
4. Write a question with a proper name as the last word (ends with ?):
4.
5. Write a question beginning with Jane as the first word:
5.
C
Add the Missing Commas
Insert the missing comma(s) of direct address:
1. Mary please bring me the slate.
2. Are the strawberries ripe Robert?
3. Listen Arthur to the songbird.
2. Are the strawberries ripe Robert?
3. Listen Arthur to the songbird.