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Rule "Missing comma after introductory phrase"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Missing comma after introductory phrase
Message: A comma is probably missing here.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000074.htm
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • For years I have been travelling.
    Correction suggestion: years,
  • Before everything you should take better care of your health.
    Correction suggestion: everything,
  • In baking it is often combined with orange or orange zest.
    Correction suggestion: baking,
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • At least they believed me.
  • To see you is always a great pleasure.
  • Upon hearing it all, he cried.
  • In managing it there are major rewards.
  • After everything we have done...
  • While setting it up correctly, he heard some strange noises.
  • After circling it, he knew that they were dealing with a WW2-era explosive.
  • On condition you are back by ten o'clock, you may go to the dance.
  • For reasons you’ll discover, I can’t send you to Riven with a way out, but I can give you this.
  • As best I can tell, the rule does exactly what it should.
  • In Act I Scene 2 of Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the...
  • After everything she experienced, he finally paid her.
  • Before writing you this message, I ate my lunch.
  • While saying we are all for change, we are selling something which tells us that change doesn't really matter.
  • Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution.
  • Throughout Act I, Romeo is ...
  • During WW I, as during earlier wars, belligerent governments went off the gold standard.
ID: MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_INTRODUCTORY_PHRASE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)