The following is a reblog from David Rettig at Dandelion Sci-fi. The thing that really struck me about this exercise was that it could also be used to deepen areas of a plot. I’ve lost track of the times I’ve…
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Commas and Introductory Words
Commas should be used not only after introductory phrases, but after introductory words as well. It’s a simple-seeming rule, but as always, the permutations can be frustrating. I have to admit my googling netted me a disappointing catch on this…
Tagged with: adverbs, Cathleen Townsend, commas, interjections, introductory words, names used as a form of address
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Commas: Introductory Phrases
According to Purdue (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/607/) introductory phrases, unlike introductory clauses, “don’t have both a subject and a verb that are separate from the subject and verb in the main clause of the sentence. Common introductory phrases include prepositional phrases, appositive phrases,…
Tagged with: absolute phrases, Cathleen Townsend, commas, infinitive phrases, introductory phrases, participial phrases, prepositional phrases
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