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DIRECT ADDRESS

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2. DIRECT ADDRESS

3. In English grammar and rhetoric, direct address is a construction in which a speaker or writer communicates a message directly to another individual or group of individuals. The person(s) being addressed may be identified by name, nickname, the pronoun you, or an expression that's either friendly or unfriendly. Conventionally, the name of the person (or group) being addressed is set off by a comma or a pair of commas.

4. It is always a proper noun. It does not have any grammatical relationship to any part of the sentence. It is set off by commas. Nouns can serve as  nouns of direct address , which means that the noun is used to refer to someone directly . Nouns of direct address  are always separated from the rest of the sentence with a comma. It does not matter where they are in the sentence. Example : What do you think of this, Georgia ?   William and Mary , will you make sure you clean up your rooms? I don't know,  Grandma , whether I want chicken or fish for dinner . I am sure you didn't mean to break the lamp,  Kevin .

5. DIRECT ADDRESS - vocative form In  grammar, the vocative case ( abbreviated  voc ) is a grammatical case which is used for a noun that identifies a person (animal, object, etc.) being addressed, or occasionally for the determiners of that noun. A vocative expression is an expression of direct address by which the identity of the party spoken to is set forth expressly within a sentence. For example, in the sentence "I don't know, John,"  John is a vocative expression that indicates the party being addressed, as opposed to the sentence "I don't know John" in which "John" is the direct object of the verb "know".

6. Nouns of direct address are the nouns used to indicate that a speaker is directly addressing a person or group. Nouns of direct address are grammatically separate from the rest of the sentence, functioning like interjections since they aren’t involved with the action of the sentence. Nouns of direct address are also known as vocative case nouns. Nouns of direct address don’t need to name people. They can also name places, things or idea. Example: What Are Nouns of Direct Address? Rubber duckie , you’re the one. You make bath time lots of fun. Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches.

7. It is important to set these nouns apart from the rest of the sentence with comma. Let’s eat Grandpa! Let’s eat, Grandpa! As you can see, these two sentences have very different meaning. Placing of commas: Mom , this turkey is so amazing! (If it comes before the sentence, put a comma after it) This turkey is so amazing, Mom ! (If it comes after the sentence, put a comma before it ) This turkey, Mom , is so amazing! (If it comes in the middle of the sentence , put a comma around it)

8. Direct Address and the Pronoun 'You' "It is clear that a term of address is always closely linked with the pronoun 'you,' which in itself has  vocative  qualities. One could say, in fact, that whenever pronominal 'you' is used in direct address, vocative 'you' is implicitly present . The two kinds of 'you' are inextricably bound together, though in an utterance like 'You! What do you think you're doing!' the first 'you' is clearly vocative, where the others are pronominal.