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[Grammar] comma

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rehmani

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Hi, I want to know if the punctuation is correct.

what did you do mrs henry when you fell on the ice

Answer: What did you do Mrs. Henry, when you fell on the ice?
 
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2006

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Welcome!
What did you do, Mrs. Henry, when you fell on the ice?
I would isolate the name with commas, not isolate "when you fell.....?".

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I agree with 2006 about the commas, but in BE it is customary to write Mrs without a full stop.

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