Introductory Adverbial Phrases

A comma after "land" makes all the difference. :)

Directions: Find these introductory adverbial phrases and add commas in the correct place.

1. After gorging himself on a multitude of bacon sandwiches Mr. Spagnolo got a tummy ache.

2. Despite being asked to take it easy on the poor kids Mrs. Vollendorf dropped 44 points on the students in the student/staff basketball game.

3. Although he is 29 years old Mr. Spagnolo still likes to watch Sponge Bob.

4. When two inches of snow fell on the southwestern Texas town martial law was declared, the National Guard was called in, and residents were told to evacuate their homes. 

5. Because my neighbor raised 23 abandoned chipmunk babies and released them in his back yard our block is constantly a-chatter and acorns are difficult to find.

6. Climbing Timms Hill Mikenna and her dog, Peanut, had an excellent view of the sunset.

7. After watching an episode of Whale Wars Zach joined Greenpeace.

8. While waiting for the midnight premier of Star Wars 3D to begin the hoard of girlfriendless dorks who had gathered to celebrate this momentous occasion were told to turn off their cell phones, as no one would probably be calling them anyway. 

9. According to statistics women still make less money than men in many occupations.

10. After reading The Grapes of Wrath steadily for five minutes the junior took a long break to text her BFF about the deep social themes present in Jersey Shore.

11. Because he didn’t study hard for the exam Dilan was not able to pass the course.

12. When he signed up for the Chicago Marathon Mr. Spagnolo had been having a difficult time of things and could legally have been considered unable to make sensible decisions.

13. Despite the fact that Mr. Sederberg’s dog, Bubbles, has seen Mr. Spagnolo countless times she still barks at him every time he knocks on the door.

14. While on my cruise I visited exciting places like Nebraska, Iowa, and Arizona.

15. In our classroom the temperature fluctuates wildly.