Punctuate parenthesis

Question 1

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.During the interval, Mr Doyle, our rather serious conductor, told an actual joke.
• B.During the interval, Mr, Doyle our rather serious conductor, told an actual joke.
• C.During the interval, Mr Doyle, our rather serious, conductor told an actual joke.
• D.During the interval, Mr Doyle our rather serious conductor told an actual joke.

Question 2

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.Since September, the school bus, always the last to arrive, has been running early.
• B.Since September, the school bus always the last to arrive has been running early.
• C.Since September, the school, bus always the last to arrive, has been running early.
• D.Since September, the school bus always, the last to arrive has, been running early.

Question 3

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.By Friday, the sunflower, the tallest one in the class, had outgrown the window.
• B.By Friday, the sunflower, the tallest one in the, class had outgrown the window.
• C.By Friday, the sunflower the, tallest one in the class had, outgrown the window.
• D.By Friday, the, sunflower the tallest one in the class, had outgrown the window.

Question 4

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.In the end, our coach, the calmest person in the, room stopped the argument.
• B.In the end, our coach, the calmest person in the room, stopped the argument.
• C.In the end, our coach the, calmest person in the room stopped, the argument.
• D.In the end, our coach the calmest person in the room stopped the argument.

Question 5

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.On the coldest night, the pond, frozen right across, held our weight easily.
• B.On the coldest night, the pond frozen, right across held, our weight easily.
• C.On the coldest night, the pond frozen right across held our weight easily.
• D.On the coldest night, the pond, frozen right, across held our weight easily.

Question 6

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.Last winter, the reservoir usually, brimming to the wall dropped, by three metres.
• B.Last winter, the reservoir usually brimming to the wall dropped by three metres.
• C.Last winter, the reservoir, usually brimming to the wall, dropped by three metres.
• D.Last winter, the reservoir, usually brimming to the, wall dropped by three metres.

Question 7

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.Since September, Priya always the last to arrive has been getting in early.
• B.Since September, Priya, always the last to, arrive has been getting in early.
• C.Since September, Priya, always the last to arrive, has been getting in early.
• D.Since September, Priya always, the last to arrive has, been getting in early.

Question 8

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.At the fair, Theo never, one to turn down a dare went, on the highest ride twice.
• B.At the fair, Theo, never one to turn down a dare, went on the highest ride twice.
• C.At the fair, Theo, never one to turn down a, dare went on the highest ride twice.
• D.At the fair, Theo never one to turn down a dare went on the highest ride twice.

Question 9

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.At the fair, our, neighbour a retired blacksmith, bent a horseshoe with his hands.
• B.At the fair, our neighbour, a retired blacksmith, bent a horseshoe with his hands.
• C.At the fair, our neighbour a, retired blacksmith bent, a horseshoe with his hands.
• D.At the fair, our neighbour, a retired, blacksmith bent a horseshoe with his hands.

Question 10

This sentence needs a pair of commas around the extra information. Which version puts them in the right place?

• A.During the interval, Yusuf, our rather serious conductor, told an actual joke.
• B.During the interval, Yusuf our rather serious conductor told an actual joke.
• C.During the interval, Yusuf, our rather serious, conductor told an actual joke.
• D.During the interval, Yusuf our, rather serious conductor told, an actual joke.