The Game Begins: Identify Introductory Phrases

Step into the arena and challenge yourself to find the introductory phrases in this themed grammar worksheet! Students will be asked to read 10 sentences that tell about a tense basketball game. In each sentence, they will need to underline the introductory phrase and add a comma in the appropriate place. Then, learners can use the two given introductory phrases to write their own sentences! 

This worksheet is intended for students in fifth through eighth grade and is a great resource for practicing a common English sentence structure. It is important for students to understand introductory elements such as prepositional phrases, appositive phrases, and participle phrases so they can add variety and detail to their own writing. They’ll also practice correctly punctuating sentences. 

Keep practicing with introductory phrases in The Talent Show Begins: Identify Introductory Phrases and The Circus Begins: Identify Introductory Phrases.