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Lesson 08 · English · Introductory commas

Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

A young reporter investigating a noisy suit of armour after dark
Your lessonIntroductory commasWarm-up

The Midnight Museum Headline

The school paper is reporting a surprising sound from the museum after everyone left.

Opening detail
After the museum closed
Main event
the dinosaur sneezed

Your question

Which sentence makes the timing easiest to read?

Lumi’s answer: “After the museum closed the dinosaur sneezed.”

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Step 1 of 4

Find the wrong step

Find where the reasoning first breaks

Start with Step 1 and move downward. Choose the first line that stops making sense.

Later lines may be wrong too. Pick the first mistake.

Lumi’s work

These lines form one solution. Read them from top to bottom.

  1. 1

    The opening words tell us when the event happened.

  2. 2

    The main event is: the dinosaur sneezed.

  3. 3

    Opening information never needs a comma before the main event.

  4. 4

    Write: After the museum closed the dinosaur sneezed.