{"id":53,"date":"2007-12-10T10:10:50","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/constant-content.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2018-03-15T08:41:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T15:41:43","slug":"transitional-statements-require-commas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constant-content.com\/content-writing-service\/2007\/12\/transitional-statements-require-commas\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitional Statements Require Commas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p>When they introduce a sentence, transitional statements should be set off by commas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Transitional statements include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>However<\/li>\n<li>Moreover<\/li>\n<li>Therefore<\/li>\n<li>Furthermore<\/li>\n<li>Consequently<\/li>\n<li>As a result<\/li>\n<li>For instance<\/li>\n<li>For example<\/li>\n<li>In other words<\/li>\n<li>On the other hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">These examples only touch upon the diversity of transitional statements used in the English language. These statements are often used to introduce sentences to transition into a related idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>I do not like your mother&#8217;s cooking. Consequently, I do not want any of her mashed potatoes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>She&#8217;s always making excuses. Moreover, she&#8217;s lazy!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><em>Commercials never depict men buying refrigerators. On the other hand, commercials never depict women buying electric shavers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Notice that there is a comma after every transitional statement used. This convention should be consistently practiced in your own writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When they introduce a sentence, transitional statements should be set off by commas. 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