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Standard English ConventionsEasyComma after a sentence-opening 'For instance'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Many small towns lack basic amenities. ____ this one has no cinema, no bank and no railway station.

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

  1. A. For instance,Correct
  2. B. For instance
  3. C. For instance;
  4. D. For instance.

Answer: A. For instance,

'For instance' opens the sentence as a transition and is followed by a comma.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. For instance
Without the comma, the transition runs into the clause.
C. For instance;
A semicolon needs a complete clause before it.
D. For instance.
'For instance.' is a fragment.

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