Question #N1136
The sentence "Although she had been practicing for weeks, the dancer's first performance was awkward and unpolished." Which choice provides the best punctuation and capitalization of the underlined portion?
A. Although she had been practicing for weeks, the Dancers first performance was awkward and unpolished.
B. Although she had been practicing for weeks, the dancer's first performance was awkward and unpolished.
C. Although she had been practicing for weeks, the dancer's first performance was awkward, and unpolished.
D. Although she had been practicing for weeks the dancer's first performance was awkward and unpolished.
Correct Answer is: B
The sentence is grammatically correct. The only change needed is to capitalize the "D" in "Dancer's" because it is a proper noun. The punctuation is correct as is, with a comma after the introductory phrase "Although she had been practicing for weeks."