Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after a long introductory phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
After a long day at the ____ Mum fell asleep on the sofa.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hospital,Correct
- B. hospital;
- C. hospital
- D. hospital, and
Answer: A. hospital,
An introductory phrase is followed by a comma.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. hospital;
- A semicolon needs a complete sentence before it.
- C. hospital
- The phrase runs into the clause.
- D. hospital, and
- "and" cannot join a phrase to a clause.
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