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Major
Comma Uses - Post Test
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To
see how well you have learned the elements of sentence construction, complete
the POST TEST below. There is no
checklist of answers for the POST TEST. Instead, you are to have your response checked by the Writing
Support Program office.
If
the results of your POST TEST indicate that you need more work in some area of this chapter,
the Writing Support Program office will direct you to additional material.
If you do well on the POST TEST, the Writing Support Program office will tell you that you
have satisfactorily completed the unit.
POST
TEST DIRECTIONS: The paragraphs below contain both correct sentences and
sentences requiring commas. Place commas only
where needed. If a sentence needs
no commas, leave it blank.
You must
print out a copy of this original page to complete the Post Test. Make your
corrections right on the text; then bring your completed Post Test to the
Writing Support Program office for evaluation and review so that you can take
the final test in the office.
Link to printable post test
Post
Test Passage
History will ultimately judge the merits of John F. Kennedy’s
presidency. One measure however
must certainly be the lasting impact of his death.
Even today the events surrounding his assassination are quite fresh in
many ordinary citizens’ minds.
Kennedy the 35th president of the United States was popular.
He loved to mingle with crowds. He
had a sense of humor a winning smile and a friendly nature that endeared him to
most Americans. Even those who did
not agree with the man’s political views usually appreciated his intelligence
and charm. However riding through
Dallas on November 22, 1963 President Kennedy became the target for a killer.
To enjoy the pleasant weather and the Dallas scenery the president and Mrs. Kennedy chose to ride in an open convertible.
Three shots rang out when the president’s limousine approached an
underpass. Two bullets hit Kennedy
but for some time no one seemed to notice.
Finally realizing what had happened Secret Service men ordered the car to
speed to Parkland Hospital. Doctors
worked feverishly but Kennedy who had sustained a fatal head wound died at 1:00
p.m.
Safely aboard Air Force One at 2:39 p.m. Vice–president Lyndon
Baines Johnson took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 36th
president. Standing beside him was
Jacqueline Kennedy. Still clothed
in blood-spattered stockings and a bloody wool suit she was a stark reminder of
the tragedy that had just taken place.
Even today almost all who lived through those terrible shocking events can
remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the
tragic news.
To reach the Writing Support Program, contact
Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu
410-704-2857
Copyright © 2005 2002 1987
Margaret L. Benner All rights reserved.
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