1. Joan Collins scorning the critics of her latest attempt at nuptial bliss was gladdened by the attitude of Tara her eldest daughter who congratulated her mother's new husband who is two years her junior.

Ans.

Joan Collins, scorning the critics of her latest attempt at nuptial bliss, was gladdened by the attitude of Tara, her eldest daughter, who congratulated her mother's new husband, who is two years her junior.

1) Insert commas around "scorning the critics of her latest attempt at nuptial bliss." This is a participial phrase, and when it intervenes in the middle of a sentence like this, commas are needed. [Score 2 pts.]

2) Insert commas around "her eldest daughter." This is a non-restrictive appositive that needs to be set off with commas because Tara is the name of a specific person; therefore it is well-identified. [Score 2pts.]

3) Insert commas around "who congratulated her mother's new husband." This is a non-restrictive relative clause that needs to be set off with commas because the noun that it refers back to "her mother's new husband" is already well-identified.[Score 1 pt.] [Note: one comma was already accounted for above.]

Total = 5 points