Commas, brackets and dashes revision
I can practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions.
Commas, brackets and dashes revision
I can practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
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.
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Commas, brackets and dashes revision, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Commas, brackets and dashes revision, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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