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Standard English ConventionsEasyComma after an introductory word

Standard English Conventions practice question

____ the rain stopped and the match went ahead.

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

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

Answer: A. Luckily,

An introductory word is followed by a comma.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Luckily
The introductory word needs a comma after it.
C. Luckily;
A semicolon can't follow a single introductory word.
D. Luckily.
A period would leave 'Luckily' as a fragment.

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