What is the function of the commas in the sentence below?
Come here, Dottie, and look at this picture.
to follow an introductory element
used with a conjunction to link sentences
to interrupt
to introduce a list
The function of the commas in this sentence is like parenthesis. It shows the girls name, even though you do not need to know her name. You can read over the commas if you want to and the sentence will sound ok still.
