Year 6 - English
Commas, brackets and dashes revision
Review, including word class, sentence types, tense, commas and colons
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Unit Summary
In this unit, comprehensive review of all grammar and syntactical terminology needed for KS2 SATS tests is undertaken. Pupils review word class, the five taught sentence structures, all taught tenses, word families, Standard English and all taught punctuation, including at the higher level for GDS.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may use a comma to separate any main and subordinate clause.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A comma is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose. Adding extra information to a clause is called parenthesis.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'brackets'
a punctuation mark that can be used to demarcate parenthesis.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may use a comma to separate any main and subordinate clause. Correction: When an adverbial subordinate clause comes after a main clause, no comma is needed; relative subordinate clauses don't always need commas.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Adverbial, relative and non-finite complex sentences revision Study Guide
- Apostrophes and speech punctuation revision Study Guide
- Colons, semi-colons, hyphens and bullet points revision Study Guide
- Further word-level revision Study Guide
- Perfect tense revision Study Guide
- Simple and compound sentences revision Study Guide
- Simple and progressive tense revision Study Guide
- Subject, object, active voice and passive voice revision Study Guide
- Word class revision Study Guide
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