Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after an introductory prepositional phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
In the middle of the ____ a fox trotted across the lawn.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. night,Correct
- B. night;
- C. night
- D. night, and
Answer: A. night,
A long introductory phrase is followed by a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. night;
- A semicolon needs a clause before it.
- C. night
- No boundary after the introduction.
- D. night, and
- 'And' has nothing to join.
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