1.0phone english bloghttps://phoneenglish.es/blogSarahhttps://phoneenglish.es/blog/author/sarah/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="neq3Xu9wPA"><a href="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2023/08/phrasal-clause-markers/">Phrasal Clause Markers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2023/08/phrasal-clause-markers/embed/#?secret=neq3Xu9wPA" width="600" height="338" title="“Phrasal Clause Markers” — phone english blog" data-secret="neq3Xu9wPA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Certain phrases can be utilized to emphasise the required condition in order for something else to happen or be true. These phrases serve as clause markers that denote the beginning of a clause. A dependent clause is often signalled by these clause markers. Commas may be placed depending on the sequence of clauses used (If […]