Final answer:
The sentence should be punctuated with a comma after 'hawing' and a comma after 'law' for clarity and to separate the phrases in the sentence.
Step-by-step explanation:
The sentence, 'After much hemming and hawing, the elders decided to accept the law after all,' requires proper punctuation to clarify its meaning. To punctuate this sentence correctly, a comma should be placed after 'hawing' and a comma should also be placed after 'law.' The first comma is needed to indicate a pause in the sentence before continuing with the phrase 'the elders decided to accept the law after all.' The second comma is used to separate the main clause ('the elders decided to accept the law') from the phrase 'after all,' which provides additional information.