Underline the sentence in each pair that could be turned into an introductory word, phrase, or clause.

Question

1. It was late at night. Sabrina had to go home.
2. I left the oven on at home. I hope the house doesn’t catch on fire.
3. I felt lucky. I noticed everyone else got parking tickets.
4. We painted the walls bright blue. We started in the guest bedroom.
5. He was running late. He missed the early bus.

Answer 1

Answers may vary. Here are some suggestions.
1. It was late at night;
2. I left the oven on at home;
3. I felt lucky;
4. We started in the guest bedroom.
5. He was running late