Sentence examples for introductory clause from inspiring English sources

But if the introductory clause follows a conjunction we don't.

If the sentence has an introductory clause (like this one), we separate it with a comma.

If the meaning of the introductory clause is restrictive we don't use the comma.

The words "In this chapter" are substituted for the introductory clause.

In the introductory clause before "shall", the words "in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. . .

A long introductory clause, a pileup of punctuation, or a back-and-forth of competing thoughts may signal that a sentence is too tangled.

As I opened them, each featured the same text in the body, with different introductory clauses.

Colons can be used to offset independent introductory clauses.

Introductory "whereas" clauses cannot bear much weight and must be read narrowly, Justice Alito wrote.

She takes the structure of the original for her own, including the phrasing of the original's sentences (the same introductory and main clause structures) and the overall movement from sentence to sentence.

L. 113 200, § 201(1), substituted "paragraph" for "clause" in introductory provisions and in subpar.