Meet great Sarah:
Sarah is really great. She gives to charity and cares for orphaned puppies and all that shizz.
If she were to walk past as I was chatting to someone else, I might remark: “that was great Sarah,” in reverential tones. Sarah has earned that moniker through her legendary deeds.
If, however, the speaker is telling Sarah that something else was great, and you’re putting that in writing, then you’d need a comma.
By adding a comma, it’s not just a pause. It signifies that the adjective “great” is not describing Sarah. (It’s describing that, whatever that is.)
Sorry, Sarah. You’re a lovely hypothetical lady.
The classic example is:
Option A: “Let’s eat, Grandma.”
Option B: “Let’s eat Grandma.”
Option A is a meal with Grandma. Option B is a meal of Grandma. This time, the comma is demonstrating that Grandma is not the object of the verb “eat.”
Punctuation saves lives.
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