Commas with titles and descriptions before names (SAT)

Question 1

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Historian ___ argues that the treaty was signed under pressure.

• A. , Ana Petrova,
• B. Ana Petrova
• C. Ana Petrova,
• D. , Ana Petrova

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Historian Ana Petrova argues that the treaty was signed under pressure.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ led the team that reached the summit in record time.

• A. mountaineer, Tenzin Lhamo
• B. mountaineer Tenzin Lhamo,
• C. mountaineer Tenzin Lhamo
• D. mountaineer, Tenzin Lhamo,

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The mountaineer, Tenzin Lhamo led the team that reached the summit in record time.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? According to marine ___ the reef has recovered faster than expected.

• A. biologist Lena Park,
• B. biologist, Lena Park,
• C. biologist, Lena Park
• D. biologist Lena Park

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The project was led by Dr Kenji Sato; a physicist at the University of Tokyo.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ led the team that reached the summit in record time.

• A. mountaineer, Tenzin Lhamo,
• B. mountaineer Tenzin Lhamo
• C. mountaineer, Tenzin Lhamo
• D. mountaineer Tenzin Lhamo,

Question 8

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Historian, Ana Petrova argues that the treaty was signed under pressure.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 9

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? According to marine ___ the reef has recovered faster than expected.

• A. biologist, Lena Park,
• B. biologist Lena Park,
• C. biologist, Lena Park
• D. biologist Lena Park

Question 10

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The project was led by Dr, Kenji Sato a physicist at the University of Tokyo.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 11

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The award went to ___ for her novel about a family of lighthouse keepers.

• A. author, Niamh Kelly
• B. author Niamh Kelly
• C. author Niamh Kelly,
• D. author, Niamh Kelly,

Question 12

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut in space, later directed the Johnson Space Center.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 13

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina ___ later directed the Johnson Space Center.

• A. astronaut in space
• B. astronaut, in space
• C. astronaut in space,
• D. astronaut in space;

Question 14

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The painting was restored by Italian conservator Paola Bianchi in 1998.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 15

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The project was led by ___ a physicist at the University of Tokyo.

• A. Dr, Kenji Sato
• B. Dr Kenji Sato
• C. Dr Kenji Sato;
• D. Dr Kenji Sato,

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut, in space later directed the Johnson Space Center.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect