Students learn that parenthesis is extra information added to a sentence that still makes sense when the extra words are removed. They find the extra information, choose correctly punctuated sentences, learn when a pair of commas, a pair of dashes or a pair of parentheses works best, add extra information to plain sentences, then write sentences that use all three.
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Completed: Adding Extra Information with Commas, Dashes and Parentheses
Year 6 students (typically ages 11–12) working on punctuation. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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About 25 minutes for 16 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Take out the extra information and read the sentence again. If it still makes sense, your punctuation is in the right place.
Parenthesis is extra information placed inside a sentence. The sentence still makes sense if you take it out. Write the extra information from each sentence.
Remember: parenthesis always needs a pair of commas, dashes or parentheses.
All three are correct, but each one creates a slightly different effect.
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