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Rule "Missing comma after introductory phrase"

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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.
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ID:	MISSING_COMMA_AFTER_INTRODUCTORY_PHRASE [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)