Question

Hoping for one less opponent at dawn I watch the sky. Which sentence below correctly uses a comma to mark the end of the introductory phrase? Question 5 options: Hoping for one less opponent, at dawn I watch the sky. Hoping for one less opponent at dawn, I watch the sky. Hoping for one less, opponent at dawn I watch the sky. The sentence is correct as is.

Answer 1

Hoping for one less opponent at dawn, I watch the sky.

Step-by-step explanation:

The introductory phrase has no subject or verb but it sets up the sentence. In this sentence "Hoping for one less opponent at dawn" is the introductory phrase and would be followed by a comma.

Answer 2

Hoping for one less opponent at dawn, I watch the sky.

Step-by-step explanation:

The comma is used like that since the sentence is separated since it is a complex sentence.

Complex sentence contain one dependent and one independent sentence.

Dependent - Hoping for one less opponent at dawn

Independent - I watch the sky (I is the subject while watch is the verb)

Combine them with a comma to make,

"Hoping for one less opponent at dawn, I watch the sky."