Grammar Police - Please Advise

[sdshox]

OK - simple question for those of you grammar-police types out there. Having a battle of wits on this one, and don't want to lose.
Which of the following two sentences is grammatically correct, and why?

1 - "Go Shockers!"

2 - "Go, Shockers!"

Simple enough...thanks for your help.

[Snapshot9]

Number 1 is correct.

[ABC]

#1

It is a singular declarative statement. Nothing to tie together or pause with, a comma.

[kcshocker11]

depends on whether u want them to leave:topsy_turvy:

[sdshox]

Thanks for the input.

Was told that #2 was actually correct -- as the sentence is an example of a "noun of direct address." As in:

'Sit down, Coach.'

Thoughts?

[The Mad Hatter]

#2 may actually be correct. My reason is as follows:

Let's assume that we use a different declarative phrase, in this case "Eat lamb." In this case, the phrase would not be directing the lamb to eat, but rather the understood you to eat the lamb. It would be necessary to write "Eat, lamb." to indicate that the speaker is directing the lamb to eat.

Another example of this in practice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go,_Dog._Go!.

[The Mad Hatter]

Thanks for the input.

Was told that #2 was actually correct -- as the sentence is an example of a "noun of direct address." As in:

'Sit down, Coach.'

Thoughts?

Double checking with The Chicago Manual of Style confirms that this is the correct approach.

That said, the particular phrase in question is not one that would create any ambiguity of meaning with the comma left out.

[shock]

Double checking with The Chicago Manual of Style confirms that this is the correct approach.

That said, the particular phrase in question is not one that would create any ambiguity of meaning with the comma left out.

This

[ShockBand]

"Creighton sucks" is grammatically correct and always in good standing for use. :glee:

[shock]

"Creighton sucks" is grammatically correct and always in good standing for use. :glee:

This is also correct.