Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. After the match, the players shook hands.
- Step 1: A fronted adverbial at the start of a sentence is followed by a comma.
- Step 2: 'After the match, the players shook hands' is correct.
Answer
After the match, the players shook hands.
Why not the others: After the match the, players shook hands.: The comma is in the wrong place. After, the match the players shook hands.: The comma splits the phrase 'the match'. After the match the players, shook hands.: The comma separates the subject from its verb.
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