Question

Look for the introductory word or phrase. On your own sheet of paper, copy the sentence and add a comma to correct the sentence.

Suddenly the dog ran into the house.
In the blink of an eye the kids were ready to go to the movies.
Confused he tried opening the box from the other end.
Every year we go camping in the woods.
Without a doubt green is my favorite color.
Hesitating she looked back at the directions before proceeding.
Fortunately the sleeping baby did not stir when the doorbell rang.
Believe it or not the criminal was able to rob the same bank three times.

Answer 1

To correctly punctuate sentences with introductory words or phrases, a comma should be added after these elements. Examples include 'Suddenly, the dog ran into the house' and 'Confused, he tried opening the box from the other end.' Proper sentence structure also involves addressing run-on sentences and correctly identifying parts of speech.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the course of learning proper punctuation and sentence structure, it's important to know where to place commas, especially after introductory phrases. Let's look at examples that require commas after introductory elements:

• Suddenly, the dog ran into the house.
• In the blink of an eye, the kids were ready to go to the movies.
• Confused, he tried opening the box from the other end.
• Every year, we go camping in the woods.
• Without a doubt, green is my favorite color.
• Hesitating, she looked back at the directions before proceeding.
• Fortunately, the sleeping baby did not stir when the doorbell rang.
• Believe it or not, the criminal was able to rob the same bank three times.

When reviewing sentences, it is also essential to identify and correct run-on sentences, to properly use conjunctions, and to identify different parts of speech within the sentence structure.

Answer 2

In the blink of an eye, the kids were ready to go to the movies.

Without a doubt, green is my favorite color.

Fortunately, the sleeping baby did not stir when the doorbell rang.

Believe it or not, the criminal was able to rob the same bank three times.

Explanation:

In all of these examples, there should be put a comma after an introductory phrase or word.

In the first sentence, the comma is put to separate the situation in which kids are going to the movies from the introductory phrase which can be left out here.

In the second sentence, a comma separates the introductory phrase, and also, can be left out here.

In the third sentence, a comma comes after an introductory word that is an adverb, fortunately.

In the fourth sentence, a comma is used to show important information.