Question

the best speller in her class ami hoped someday she would make it to the national spelling bee.
choose 1 answer:
a the best speller, in her class ami, hoped someday she would make it to the national spelling bee.
b the best speller in her class, ami hoped someday she would make it to the national spelling bee.
c the best speller in her class, ami hoped, someday she would make it to the national spelling bee.

Explanation:

The original sentence has a misplaced appositive. "Ami" is the best speller in her class, so the descriptive phrase "the best speller in her class" should be set off with a comma before the name "Ami" to clearly identify her, while the main clause "Ami hoped someday she would make it to the National Spelling Bee" remains intact without unnecessary commas breaking its flow. Option A misplaces commas around "in her class Ami", creating confusion. Option C incorrectly places a comma after "hoped", disrupting the main clause.

Answer:

B. The best speller in her class, Ami hoped someday she would make it to the National Spelling Bee.