diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 5067c8e1d..c680fb82c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  - fixed #9920: Survey: cannot add questions in IE
  - fixed #10449: Undefined template
  - fixed #10365: Head tags do not work "Use Packed Head Tags".
+ - fixed #9927: Survey - verbatim
 
 7.7.8
  - fixed: Basic Auth doesn't work if password contains colon (Arjan Widlak,
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
index dbbe57198..4ecdc3e28 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey.pm
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ sub loadTempReportTable {
                     'insert into Survey_tempReport VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)', [
                         $self->getId(),    $ref->{Survey_responseId}, $count++,           $q->{section},
                         $q->{sectionName}, $q->{question},            $q->{questionName}, $q->{questionComment},
-                        $a->{id},          $a->{value},               $a->{comment},      $a->{time},
+                        $a->{id},          $a->{value},               $a->{verbatim},      $a->{time},
                         $a->{isCorrect},   $a->{value},               undef
                     ]
                 );
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.pm
index 49b3a0474..93e7c9653 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.pm
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ A hash ref of submitted form param data. Each element should look like:
     {
         "questionId-comment"    => "question comment",
         "answerId"              => "answer",
-        "answerId-comment"      => "answer comment",
+        "answerId-verbatim"     => "answer verbatim",
     }
 
 See L<"questionId"> and L<"answerId">.
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ sub recordResponses {
     my $allQsValid = 1;
     my %validAnswers;
     for my $question (@questions) {
-        my $aValid = 0; # TODO: this is flawed because we can have multi-answer quesions
+        my $aValid = 0;
         my $qId = $question->{id};
 
         $newResponse{ $qId }->{comment} = $responses->{ "${qId}comment" };
@@ -615,10 +615,13 @@ sub recordResponses {
             # Otherwise, we use the (raw) submitted response (e.g. text input, date input etc..)
             $newResponse{ $aId } = {
                 value       => $specialQTypes{ $questionType } ? $recordedAnswer : $answer->{recordedAnswer},
-                verbatim    => $answer->{verbatim} ? $responses->{ "${aId}verbatim" } : undef,
                 time        => time,
-                comment     => $responses->{ "${aId}comment" },
-            };  
+            };
+            
+            # Only record verbatim if this is a verbatim answer
+            if ($answer->{verbatim}) {
+                $newResponse{ $aId }{verbatim} = $responses->{ "${aId}verbatim" };
+            }
         }
 
         # Check if a required Question was skipped
@@ -1535,11 +1538,11 @@ Answer keys are constructed by hypenating the relevant L<"sIndex">, L<"qIndex">
          comment => "question comment",
      },
      # ...
-     # Answers entries contain: value (the recorded value), time and comment fields.
+     # Answers entries contain: value (the recorded value), time and verbatim field.
      '0-0-0' => {
          value   => "recorded answer value",
          time    => time(),
-         comment => "answer comment",
+         verbatim => "answer verbatim",
     },
     # ...
  }
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey.t
index c8f19dbae..42646de88 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey.t
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ delete $s->{responseId};
 $session->user( { user => $user } );
 
 # Restart the survey
+$s->update({maxResponsesPerUser => 0});
 $s->submitQuestions({
     '0-0-0'        => 'this text ignored',
     '0-1-0'        => 'this text ignored',
@@ -118,14 +119,10 @@ cmp_deeply(
     $s->responseJSON->responses,
     superhashof(
         {   '0-1-0' => {
-                'verbatim' => undef,
-                'comment'  => undef,
                 'time'     => num( time, 5 ),
                 'value'    => 1
             },
             '0-0-0' => {
-                'verbatim' => undef,
-                'comment'  => undef,
                 'time'     => num( time, 5 ),
                 'value'    => 1
             },
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ use JSON;
 my $surveyEnd = $s->surveyEnd( { exitUrl => 'home' } );
 cmp_deeply(from_json($surveyEnd), { type => 'forward', url => '/home' }, 'exitUrl works (it adds a slash for us)');
 
-# Test out exitUrl using survye instance exitURL property
+# Test out exitUrl using survey instance exitURL property
 $s->update({ exitURL => 'getting_started'});
 $surveyEnd = $s->surveyEnd( { exitUrl => undef } );
 cmp_deeply(from_json($surveyEnd), { type => 'forward', url => '/getting_started' }, 'exitUrl works (it adds a slash for us)');
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.t
index 3cd63b89b..01c834300 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Survey/ResponseJSON.t
@@ -551,8 +551,7 @@ $rJSON->questionsAnswered(-1 * $rJSON->questionsAnswered);
 $rJSON->recordResponses({
     '1-0comment'    => 'Section 1, question 0 comment',
     '1-0-0'         => 'First answer',
-    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'First answer verbatim',
-    '1-0-0comment'  => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 verbatim',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses,
@@ -561,10 +560,9 @@ cmp_deeply(
             comment => 'Section 1, question 0 comment',
         },
         '1-0-0' => {
-            comment => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
             'time'    => num(time(), 3),
             value   => 1, # 'recordedAnswer' value used because question is multi-choice
-            verbatim => 'First answer verbatim',
+            verbatim => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 verbatim',
         },
         '1-1'   => {
             comment => undef,
@@ -572,7 +570,7 @@ cmp_deeply(
     },
     'recordResponses: verbatim answer recorded responses correctly'
 );
-$rJSON->survey->answer([1,0,0])->{verbatim} = 0; # revert change
+
 
 # Repeat with non multi-choice question, to check that submitted answer value is used
 # instead of recordedValue
@@ -583,7 +581,7 @@ $rJSON->questionsAnswered(-1 * $rJSON->questionsAnswered);
 $rJSON->recordResponses({
     '1-0comment'   => 'Section 1, question 0 comment',
     '1-0-0'        => 'First answer',
-    '1-0-0comment' => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses,
@@ -592,10 +590,9 @@ cmp_deeply(
             comment => 'Section 1, question 0 comment',
         },
         '1-0-0' => {
-            comment => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
+            verbatim => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
             'time'    => num(time(), 3),
             value   => 'First answer', # submitted answer value used this time because non-mc
-            verbatim => undef,
         },
         '1-1'   => {
             comment => undef,
@@ -604,6 +601,7 @@ cmp_deeply(
     'recordResponses: recorded responses correctly, two questions, one answer, comments, values and time'
 );
 $rJSON->survey->question([1,0])->{questionType} = 'Multiple Choice'; # revert change
+$rJSON->survey->answer([1,0,0])->{verbatim} = 0; # revert change
 
 $rJSON->survey->answer([1,0,0])->{terminal}    = 1;
 $rJSON->survey->answer([1,0,0])->{terminalUrl} = 'answer 1-0-0 terminal';
@@ -650,10 +648,8 @@ cmp_deeply($rJSON->responses, {}, 'initially no responses');
 $rJSON->recordResponses({
     '1-0comment'   => 'Section 1, question 0 comment',
     '1-0-0'        => 'First answer',
-    '1-0-0comment' => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
     '1-1comment'   => 'Section 1, question 1 comment',
     '1-1-0'        => 'Second answer',
-    '1-1-0comment' => 'Section 1, question 1, answer 0 comment',
     
 });
 my $popped = $rJSON->pop;
@@ -661,16 +657,12 @@ cmp_deeply($popped, {
     # the first q answer
     '1-0-0'        => { 
         value => 1,
-        comment => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
         time => num(time(), 3),
-        verbatim => undef,
     },
     # the second q answer
     '1-1-0'        => { 
         value => 0,
-        comment => 'Section 1, question 1, answer 0 comment',
         time => num(time(), 3),
-        verbatim => undef,
     },
     # the first question comment
     '1-0' => {
@@ -701,9 +693,7 @@ cmp_deeply($rJSON->pop, {
     # the second q answer
     '1-1-0'        => { 
         value => 0,
-        comment => 'Section 1, question 1, answer 0 comment',
         time => num(time(), 3),
-        verbatim => undef,
     },
     # the second question comment
     '1-1' => {
@@ -714,9 +704,7 @@ cmp_deeply($rJSON->responses, {
     # the first q answer
     '1-0-0'        => { 
         value => 1,
-        comment => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
         time => num(time(), 3),
-        verbatim => undef,
     },
     # the first question comment
     '1-0' => {
@@ -727,9 +715,7 @@ cmp_deeply($rJSON->pop, {
     # the first q answer
     '1-0-0'        => { 
         value => 1,
-        comment => 'Section 1, question 0, answer 0 comment',
         time => num(time(), 3),
-        verbatim => undef,
     },
     # the first question comment
     '1-0' => {
@@ -753,18 +739,20 @@ $rJSON = WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Survey::ResponseJSON->new(buildSurveyJSON($sess
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,$q], 'Country');
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = '-';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 1;
 }
 $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => 'Australia',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
     '1-1-0' => 'JTville',
+    '1-1-0verbatim' => '',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => 'Australia'
     }, 
@@ -777,18 +765,19 @@ is($rJSON->responses->{'1-1-0'}, undef, 'Invalid country ignored');
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,$q], 'Date');
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = '-';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 1;
 }
 $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => '2009/05/01',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
     '1-1-0' => '12345',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => '2009/05/01'
     }, 
@@ -801,6 +790,7 @@ is($rJSON->responses->{'1-1-0'}, undef, 'Invalid date ignored');
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,$q], 'Number');
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = '-';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 1;
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{min} = '-5';
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{max} = '10';
 }
@@ -808,13 +798,13 @@ $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => '-3',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
     '1-1-0' => '11',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => '-3'
     }, 
@@ -827,6 +817,7 @@ is($rJSON->responses->{'1-1-0'}, undef, 'Invalid number ignored');
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,$q], 'Slider');
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = '-';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 1;
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{min} = '-5';
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{max} = '10';
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{step} = '1';
@@ -835,13 +826,13 @@ $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => '-3',
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
     '1-1-0' => '11',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => '-3'
     }, 
@@ -856,18 +847,21 @@ $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,1], 'Yes/No');
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = 'Yes';
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,1])->{recordedAnswer} = 'No';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 1;
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,1])->{verbatim} = 1;
 }
 $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => 1, # Multi-choice answers are submitted like this, 
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
     '1-1-1' => 1, # with the selected answer set to 1
+    '1-1-1verbatim' => '',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => 'insert witty comment',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => 'Yes'
     }, 
@@ -876,8 +870,7 @@ cmp_deeply(
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-1-1'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
+        'verbatim' => '',
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => 'No'
     }, 
@@ -891,18 +884,20 @@ $rJSON->survey->updateQuestionAnswers([1,1], 'True/False');
 for my $q (0,1) {
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{recordedAnswer} = 'True';
     $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,1])->{recordedAnswer} = 'False';
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,0])->{verbatim} = 0;
+    $rJSON->survey->answer([1,$q,1])->{verbatim} = 0;
 }
 $rJSON->reset;
 $rJSON->lastResponse(2);
 $rJSON->recordResponses( {
     '1-0-0' => 1, # Multi-choice answers are submitted like this, 
+    '1-0-0verbatim' => 'will be ignored',
     '1-1-1' => 1, # with the selected answer set to 1
+    '1-1-1verbatim' => 'will be ignored',
 });
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-0-0'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => 'True'
     }, 
@@ -911,8 +906,6 @@ cmp_deeply(
 cmp_deeply(
     $rJSON->responses->{'1-1-1'}, 
     {
-        'verbatim' => undef,
-        'comment' => undef,
         'time' => num(time(), 3),
         'value' => 'False'
     },