The phrase "introductory words" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the words that introduce the beginning of a speech, article, essay, or other written communication. For example, "Jack began his speech with some introductory words about his education and experience."
The Baraitot that are found dispersed singly throughout the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds are often recognizable by such introductory words as "it was taught" or "the rabbi taught".
But you can't help feeling that after some brief introductory words preceding opening track "Yasmin the Light", the night starts to feel like an intellectual exercise.
For those who don't care for such declarative statements from a clock, the introductory words "it is" can be turned off in what Biegert & Funk refers to as the "purist mode".
The impact of Selassie's four-day state visit endured for many years, inspiring poems and songs – one of which, "Rasta Shook Them Up", by Peter Tosh, contained introductory words in Amharic, the Ethiopian language.
At a future-war seminar that he sponsored, Mr. Marshall mumbled a few introductory words and then sat in silence, eyebrows arched, arms folded, for the remaining two days.
"That leaves the opponent to sputter defensively, 'But I never said that.' " The telltale indicators that a straw man trick is on the way are the introductory words "there are those who say" or "some say".
Avoid transitional or introductory wording.
Here is an example of an introductory word beginning a sentence: "No, I cannot come over this morning".
After an introductory element: There should always be a comma between an introductory word or phrase and the rest of the sentence.
Don't use the colon in the following situations: When a clause includes an introductory word such as for example, or namely.
Here is an example of well as an introductory word: "Well, I'd love a second piece of cake, but I'm on a diet".. Why can also be used as an introductory word, but be careful: it should only be set off by a comma when it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
