Commas, brackets and dashes revision
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions.
Key learning points
- A comma is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose.
- Adding extra information to a clause is called parenthesis.
- Parenthesis can be punctuated in a variety of ways.
Keywords
Brackets - a punctuation mark that can be used to demarcate parenthesis
Dashes - a punctuation mark that can be used to demarcate parenthesis
Parenthesis - additional information added to a sentence that can be removed
Comma - a punctuation mark used to demarcate phrases, clauses, items in lists and parenthesis
Common misconception
Pupils may use a comma to separate any main and subordinate clause.
When an adverbial subordinate clause comes after a main clause, no comma is needed; relative subordinate clauses don't always need commas.
Teacher tip
In our Y6 Grammar curriculum, we've used different punctuation for parenthesis for different purposes; here, they are treated interchangeably as is conventional in tests. There are complete lessons about all topics covered in our Y6 curriculum.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick the sentences that use an apostrophe for a contracted form.
Q2.Which of these contracted forms have the apostrophe in the correct position?
Q3.Which sentence is the most formal?
Q4.Match each sentence to the possession it shows.
There is more than one team.
There is only one team.
There is only one cake.
There is more than one cake.
Q5.Which speech sentences are punctuated correctly?
Q6.Which version of the sentence is correctly punctuated?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Q2.Which sentence has the fronted adverbial correctly shown with a comma?
Q3.What pieces of punctuation can be used to show parenthesis?
Q4.Which sentences contain parenthesis?
Q5.Which sentences are correctly punctuated?
Q6.Which parentheses could fill this gap? 'Birmingham - __________ - is England's second-largest city.'
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