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 * Take Home Comma Test 2**

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 * Directions:** Add commas as needed in the sentences below. If the sentence is correct, write C in front of the sentence. Each sentence that is completely correct is worth one point.

1. Mary's mother who is active in community affairs is chair of the school committee.

2. All the first-year students who are on academic probation are required to see the Dean.

3. A child who screams for attention is best ignored.

4. Of all the books that I have read this year I like Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse (1927) the best.

5. My grandparents who have poor eyesight and cannot enjoy TV listen to the radio every night.

6. Few jobs that an untrained person can get pay well.

7. Sacco and Vanzetti who may have been innocent were executed in 1927 seven years after their conviction.

8. As the boat turned about a dozen dolphins began to follow it.

9. Since we moved into town, our fuel bill has tripled.

10. Having chosen nursing as a career Susan enrolled in many science courses.

11. Usually I have time to eat breakfast.

12. From outside the twelve-mile fishing limits off the coast of Maine a strange phenomenon has been reported.

13. When he was in high school he was known only as an athlete.

14. Before you decide what courses to take you should consider the amount of work you are willing to do.

15. Nevertheless I do not want to meet him.

16. To give Jane a good look at the university Mr. Benson drove up for the Day on Campus.

17. Since the dog had started to run a way to catch him had to be found.

18. Of course the movie that I had rushed to see didn't start on time.

19. Her secondhand car was in excellent condition when she bought it.

20. As I mentioned the rules can be broken occasionally.

21. Having decided to eat only natural foods he had to give up all of his favorite junk food snacks.

22. To estimate the costs he consulted a repairman by phone.

23. To succeed in politics is not necessarily desirable.

24. Making up his mind quickly Jared ordered lasagna while we were still reading the menu.

25. However he tried to use the bottle opener it wouldn't work.

_26.He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened.

_ 27. Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface.

_ 28. Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious lady.

_ 29. Nice is a word with many meanings and some of them are contradictory.

_ 30. The contractor testified that the house was completed and that the work had been done properly.

_ 31. Some people refuse to go to the zoo because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages.

_32. Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities.

_ 33. The closet contained worn clothes old shoes and dirty hats.

_ 34. The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit.

_35. After surviving this ordeal the trapper felt relieved.

_ 36. Mark Twain's early novels I believe stand the test of time.

_37. December 7 1941 will never be forgotten.

_ 38. The field was safe enough wasn't it?

_39. Write the editor of the Atlantic 8 Arlington Street Boston Massachusetts 02116.

_40. He replied "I have no idea what you mean."

_ 41. After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.

_ 42. Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity some people refuse to go to the zoo.

_ 43. Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness.

_44. Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.

_ 45. As a celestial goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.

_ 46. I hope that some day he will learn how to be polite.

_47. Even though he was extremely rude, I will nevertheless not return his insult.

_48. Meriah served sirloin steak mashed potatoes gravy brussel sprouts and applesauce for dinner and apple pie for dessert.

_49. Honestly sometimes he makes me so angry!

_50. Tim Russert who was one of the most talented newscasters on television died suddenly this past October of a heart attack.