comma before adverb [end position]: She nods, enthusiastically.

[Undercoverlover]

Hi,

I want to know if I have to use a comma in the following sentence:

She nods, enthusiastically.

Or is it:

She nods enthusiastically.



Thanks a lot!

 

[Hermione Golightly]

There is no need for a comma unless possibly you wanted to emphasise enthusiastically for some strange reason and thought the comma could indicate a pause in speech. Otherwise it is a perfectly simple sentence.

Hermione

 

[The Loko]

Without comma, She nods enthusiastically. "Enthusiastically" shows how she was nodding.

Comma should be used for example if the sentence is longer and "enthusiastically" is not refferring to "nods"

 

[Undercoverlover]

Thanks a lot!