I've heard native English speakers say "You idiot!".
However, is it considered grammatically correct?
If so, what are the grammatical parts?
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Sign up to join this communityI've heard native English speakers say "You idiot!".
However, is it considered grammatically correct?
If so, what are the grammatical parts?
I came across this article on the Net and I'm hoping it will yield something.
It talks about a Noun Case, and more specifically the Vocative, which can sometimes appear all by itself as a sentence.
Ex.
Watch out, John!
John, watch out!
Or simply:
John!
The article can be found here:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-noun-cases.htm
The pronoun "you" inserted in the example above is also quite common for vocatives.