Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumComma after a long introductory phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
In the final minutes of the second half ____ home side scored twice.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. half, theCorrect
- B. half the
- C. half; the
- D. half. The
Answer: A. half, the
'In the final minutes of the second half' is a long introductory phrase. A comma separates it from the main clause.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. half the
- Without the comma, the reader runs 'the second half the home side' together.
- C. half; the
- A semicolon needs a complete clause on each side; the opening phrase has no subject or verb.
- D. half. The
- A period leaves the opening phrase as a fragment.
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