between the verb and object

Where The Comma Doesn't Go:
A Guide For The Perplexed

BETWEEN THE VERB AND OBJECT
*V,O

Rule

Don't put a comma between the verb and object.

Test IF
There is a word or a group of words that functions as the verb

and

There is a word or a group of words that functions as the object

THEN Don't separate them with a comma

Examples Of Commas Between The Verb And Object

He hit, the ball.
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