A few days ago
Bobby Saggy

Is this correct: “In fact, my best friend, Dalton, and I…”?

Dalton is my best friend, there are only 2 people in the statement.

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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no because Dalton wasn’t even there, so I don’t know what lies you’re trying to spread

just a joke, but it’s a hint

try dropping the whole part of Dalton from the statement

and then ask if it is correct:

In fact, I …went to the party (or whatever).

You wouldn’t say, for example,

Me went to the party.

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A few days ago
need_2_know
If you leave the comma before and after “Dalton,” the sentence is a little ambiguous. It could be interpreted that there are three people in the sentence: 1) my best friend, 2) Dalton, and 3) I. You can make the sentence more clear by dropping the commas before and after Dalton (“In fact, my best friend Dalton and I….”) or you can just drop “Dalton” altogether (“In fact, my best friend and I….”). I hope that makes it more clear for you.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
It is correct. If you were to take out the comma after Dalton, you would be speaking to “my best friend.” I assume you are talking about your best friend, and his name is Dalton.
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A few days ago
DoUlOveit?
Drop the comma after friend and the comma after Dalton and your in business.
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A few days ago
rb29440
That’s correct if the sentence structure stays intact. “My best friend Dalton and I had lunch on Church Street” is correct. If you throw in multiple modifiers, it could get misconstrued.
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A few days ago
bridgette
yes its correct… as someone already pointed if you are talking about your best friend and not to him
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A few days ago
Jessie
it sounds correct, but I think you may have an extra comma hidden in there.
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A few days ago
The man in the back
Yes, it is.
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