Introductory clauses
So apparently he got a speeding ticket, Police officer got fired after posting on a message board his thoughts on the subject.
Does the underlined require stronger punctuation such as a semi colon. It's acting like an introductory clause but is a full sentence I believe. Can an introductory clause be a full sentence ?
What are the rules surrounding introductory clauses/introductory sentences. The clause set's the stage, but how do you gauge the difference between setting the stage and just writing an a sentence directly related to what's to come.
If they want to win, athletes must exercise every day. (typical example from website).
To me, the example is opening with an idea and answering it in the next.
The top example, though grammatically wrong, feels like it's giving context to what's next. But would you call it an 'introductory clause'.
Top answer
panda blue 483 So apparently he got a speeding ticket, Police officer got fired after posting on a message board his thoughts on the subject. This sentence is ungrammatical, so there is no point trying to analyse it. There is no proper connection between the part before the comma and the part after.
- panda blue 483 So apparently he got a speeding ticket, Police officer got fired after posting on a message board his thoughts on the subject.
- This sentence is ungrammatical, so there is no point trying to analyse it.
- There is no proper connection between the part before the comma and the part after.
- If it's supposed to be a continuation of the same sentence then "Police officer" should not have a capital.
- Perhaps the presence of the capital indicates that the author was unsure whether he or she was starting a new sentence or not.
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panda blue 483So apparently he got a speeding ticket, Police officer got fired after posting on a message board his thoughts on the subject.
This sentence is ungrammatical, so there is no point trying to analyse it. There is no proper connection between the part before the comma and the part after. If it's supposed to be a continuation of the same sentence
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