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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after an opening time clause

Standard English Conventions practice question

Before the concert ____ the orchestra tuned for ten minutes.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. began,Correct
  2. B. began;
  3. C. began.
  4. D. began, and

Answer: A. began,

A comma follows the introductory clause.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. began;
The words before the semicolon are not a sentence.
C. began.
The full stop leaves a fragment.
D. began, and
The conjunction makes the sentence a fragment.

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