Conjunctions

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, because, in addition, and not, either, therefore.

Transitions

• Meanwhile, he is writing an essay.
• Furthermore, he explains why the battle was lost.

Prepositionals

• In the girl's mind, the poems are already being conjured.
• Of all the candidates, John was the best one.

Appositives

(Ms. Charlotte, our supervisor, will correct these papers.)

Conditionals

If the universe had a beginning, the universe has a cause.

Infinitives

For the objective moral phenomena to exist, God must exist.

Joining main clauses

The professor will grade the paper and give feedback vs The professor will grade the paper, and he will give feedback.

Sub-ordinate/dependent clauses

Until the rain stops, we won't eat out vs We won't eat out until the rain stops.

Non-restrictive clauses

The God hypothesis, which the secular philosophers fear, has returned.

• Separate hundreds in amount: $1,232
• Parts of a date: May 1, 2020
• Extended address in a sentence: Munich, Germany, is where the institute is located.

Highlight contrast

The student's acumen and diligence, not the teacher's guidance, resulted in her good scores.)

Serializing objects and phrases unambiguously

• Take the black, red, and white pencils vs Take the black, red and white pencils.
• She graded the paper, provided feedback, and assigned a new home work.
• Replace previous words: The two groups answered yes; the remaining, no.

Sense clarification:

• Whatever happened happened before I came. vs Whatever happened, happened before I came.
• Ever since he attended the class regularly. vs Ever since, he attended the class regularly.

Vocative cases:

• Call me, Nietzsche vs Call me Nietzsche.
• I know Sartre vs I know, Sartre.
• Let's eat Hume vs Let's eat, Hume.

Quotations

"The gates of hell are closes from the inside," CS Lewis said.