Comma with 'Please,' 'Too,' and 'Also'
The Comma
Rulebase Summary
Use a comma to set off 'please' when it is the last word of a sentence but not the last word of a dependent clause or phrase. If 'please' falls mid-sentence as an interrupter, set it off with commas. For 'too' and 'also' at the end of a sentence, the trend is to omit the comma, though commas are placed around 'too' when it separates the subject from the verb.
Morson's Rule 55 · p.35 BGGP Please.1 · p.413 BGGP Please.2 · p.414 BGGP Please.3 · p.414 BGGP Too and Also.1 · p.421 BGGP Too and Also.2 · p.421 BGGP Too and Also.3 · p.422
Examples
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Q. State your full name for the record please.
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Q. State your full name for the record, please.
Comma before 'please' at the end of a sentence.
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A. The second floor was damaged too.
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A. The second floor was damaged, too.
Comma before 'too' at the end — though trending optional.
Style Guide References (7)
Morson's
Rule 55
Page 35
BGGP
Please.1
Page 413
BGGP
Please.2
Page 414
BGGP
Please.3
Page 414
BGGP
Too and Also.1
Page 421
BGGP
Too and Also.2
Page 421
BGGP
Too and Also.3
Page 422