English The Easy Way

Introductory clauses, phrases and words are:

1. Clauses, phrases or words that are not sentences.
2. Clauses, phrases or words that provide extra information.
3. The sentence makes sense with out the clause, phrase or words.
4. Clauses, phrases or words that come at the beginning of the sentence.
5. They are used as background information, extra information.
6. There can be more than one introductory clause, phrase or word in a sentences.

Commas are placed after the introductory clause, phase or words. If there is more then one introductory clause, phase or words a comma is placed after each introductory clause, phase or words.

Examples:

1. Wow, that was a great movie.
2. While I got dressed, The radio was playing a great song.
3. Excellent job, everyone did a really good job.

Vocabulary Word:

Verb

to peregrinate (third-person singular simple present peregrinates, present participle peregrinating, simple past and past participle peregrinated)

1. (intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
2. (transitive) To travel through a specific place.

English Punctuation

• The Difference Between Clauses & Phrases
• Commas
• Commas with Lists
• Independent Clauses and Dependent/Subordinate Clause
• Comma Usage With Interruptive Expressions
• What Are Introductory Clauses & Phrases?
• Comma Usage &  Introductory Phrases
• Commas & Nonessential Clauses & Phrases
• Semi-Colon & Usage

Quote:

"The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: We are all in the same boat. "

• Jacques Cousteau