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Complete the time traveler's frantic journal entry by choosing the correct punctuation for each gap.
When I arrived in _________________________ immediately bought a top hat. However, I quickly ___________________________ my time machine was out of battery. Without my _________________________ had to actually ask people for directions!

When I arrived in 1892, I immediately bought a top hat.

Use a comma after an introductory dependent clause (starting with words like When, If, or Because) to separate it from the main sentence.

However, I quickly panicked because my time machine was out of battery.

Generally, do not use a comma before a dependent clause when it comes after the main independent clause.

Without my smartphone, I had to actually ask people for directions!

Use a comma after an introductory prepositional phrase to prevent confusion and clearly signal the start of the main subject.

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