d. Introductory phrases & clauses

Use a comma after introductory phrases and clauses.

Whenever I make it back home, I drive to the lake and remember.

Near the cut through the rock face, they found an old Model-T wreck.

Realizing that the end was near, she turned her head and quietly wept.

Commas are often omitted after short introductory phrases. Be sure the meaning is clear.

After dinner the children returned to the yard.

Before long the bell had rung.

In the end they made the right choice.

Worksheet punctuating Introductory and Concluding
Phrases & Clauses

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Phrases & Clauses

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