Which of the following sentences are punctuated correctly? The girl, walked over to the table on which lay the book, and, withou
t a moment’s hesitation. Picked it up and walked out of the room. The girl walked over to the table on which the book lay, and, without a moment’s hesitation, she picked it up and walked out of the room. The girl walked, over to the table. On which lay the book. And without a moment’s hesitation picked it up. And walked out of the room. The girl walked over, to the table, on which, lay the book. And, without a moment’s hesitation, picked it up, and walked out of the room. Without a moment's hesitation, the girl walked over to the table on which the book lay, picked it up, and walked out of the room.
The answer is: Without a moment's hesitation, the girl walked over to the table on which the book lay, picked it up, and walked out of the room.
Explanation:
Among the options given, the last option—which is the answer—is punctuated correctly because the commas in the sentence are properly placed in positions that can make readers pause and understand various ideas which are clearly expressed.
The first option is wrong because it has a comma between the subject (the girl) and the verb (walked); the second option is wrong because it has a comma that should not be placed after the conjuction (and); the third option is wrong because the commas and fullstops are not placed properly; the fourth option is also wrong because it has commas and a full stop that are not placed properly.
‘We told each other so much, so very very much, that I can’t repeat it all, but it was lovely, the most wonderful evening I have ever had in the "Secret Annex".’
