Peter,
     Unfortunately, the list is set up to not allow attachments. If you 
send it to those who request it, please put me on the list.
     I thought of an example of awkwardly starting a sentence with 
because after my last posting.
    "Many people have been abandoning their homes. In part because their 
homes are worth less than they owe, they are doing so."
    Compare:
     "Many people have been abandoning their homes. They are doing so, 
in part, because their homes are worth less than they owe."
    In this case, the awkwardness of the first version comes from the 
main clause being entirely given. The usual (expected) place for new 
meaning is at the end.

Craig

On 4/13/2011 2:13 PM, Peter H. Fries wrote:
> Hi all,
> Attached is a contribution that explores the use of commas to indicate 
> the status of the information  conveyed by a clause.
> I apologize for sending this as an attachment but the formatting is 
> important.
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Kari Anderson <[log in to unmask] 
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>
>     The comma is not necessary because what follows is a dependent clause.
>     Kari Anderson
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