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Here is the sentence I have trouble with:

Please be informed, according to the local team, the part was delivered yesterday.

I have a friend saying that I should not separate the according to phrase by any commas, and that I should use that after informed.

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    To me "Please be informed that according to the local team the part was delivered yesterday." sounds better.
    – SovereignSun
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 12:32
  • Why does it sound better with "that" and why wouldn't you use any punctuation?
    – user42473
    Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 22:26
  • I'm a non-native so I may be wrong but I've met different sentences of the kind and they had no commas.
    – SovereignSun
    Commented Mar 22, 2017 at 5:37

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Your punctuation is fine. You have a parenthetical (non-restrictive) clause that should be set off with commas. It can also be at the beginning or end of the sentence.

All of these are fine:

According to the local team, the part was delivered yesterday.

The part was delivered yesterday, according to the local team.

The "Please be informed" phrase is just throat-clearing, an introduction that is not material to the sentence content.

One more way to consider writing it:

Please be advised that the part was delivered yesterday (according to the local team).

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