Language ArtsPregunta 10 de 120
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a.After the movie ended we went to dinner.
b.After the movie ended, we went to dinner.
c.After, the movie ended we went to dinner.
d.After the movie, ended we went to dinner.
Explicación
When an introductory dependent clause begins a sentence, a comma should follow it before the main clause. 'After the movie ended' is introductory, so the comma belongs after 'ended.' The other placements interrupt the clause incorrectly.
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