3.10.5

Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials

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Using Commas for Fronted Adverbials

Fronted adverbials are words or phrases at the start of a sentence that add extra detail. We need to put a comma after using a fronted adverbial. Let's walk through why we need to do this...

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Sentence without a comma

  • Look at this sentence:
    • After a while I got bored of eating chicken.
  • It is a bit of a mouthful to read.
  • Let's see what adding a comma does...
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Sentence with a comma

  • Look at this sentence:
    • After a while, I got bored of eating chicken.
  • This sentence is so much easier to read with the comma.
  • This is why we must use commas after fronted adverbials!

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