Former-Teacher | Date: Monday, 10.01.2011, 12:13 | Message # 1 |
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| Dear Netters! It is an important syntactical rule to use a comma in sentences that start with adverbs, adverbial phrases or linkers. E.g.: - Unfortunately, I haven't had a holiday this year. - The next day, they met again. - Luckily, there was nobody to speak to. - Later, we'll learn some more complicate moves. So, the sentence 'Actually I was the thread-starter' contains the mistake. The author should have put a comma after the startingt adverb.
Similarly, we use commas when we want to start a sentence with a seperate, dependent clause, a long prepositional phrase, or an absolute participial construction. Study these examples to see the main principle: if the main clause is put in the second part of the sentence after any subordinate clause or a phrase, then we use a comma in front of it. - In order to qualify for your certificate, you will need to take the TOEFL exam. - Although he wanted to come, he wasn't able to attend the meeting. - WIth her eyes full of tears, she ran out of the room.
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