Brackets, dashes and commas
Grade 5: brackets for extra information, dashes for parenthesis, commas for parenthesis, relative clauses with who, which, that.
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Which sentence uses brackets correctly for extra information?
- My (dog) a puppy loves to run.
- My dog (a puppy loves) to run.
- My dog (a puppy) loves to run.
- My dog a puppy) loves (to run.
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My dog (a puppy) loves to run.What do brackets do in: Our school (built in 1990) is big?
- They add extra information
- They join two sentences
- They show a question
- They show someone is speaking
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They add extra informationIf you remove the words in brackets, the sentence should still make sense. (True or false?)
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TrueWhich sentence has its brackets in the right place?
- We (visited Paris) the capital of France last year.
- We visited (Paris the capital) of France last year.
- We visited Paris (the capital of France) last year.
- We visited Paris the capital of (France last) year.
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We visited Paris (the capital of France) last year.Which sentence uses a pair of dashes for parenthesis correctly?
- My uncle who loves cooking – made – dinner.
- My uncle – who loves cooking made dinner.
- My uncle – who loves cooking – made dinner.
- My – uncle who loves – cooking made dinner.
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My uncle – who loves cooking – made dinner.Add one word to complete: Dashes, brackets or ___ can all mark parenthesis. (Answer out loud)
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commasWhat do the dashes do in: Our cat – a fluffy grey one – sleeps all day?
- They join two words into one
- They mark off extra information
- They show a character speaking
- They show a list is starting
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They mark off extra informationWhich sentence uses commas for parenthesis correctly?
- Mia my best, friend, plays chess.
- Mia, my best friend plays chess.
- Mia, my best friend, plays chess.
- Mia, my best friend, plays, chess.
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Mia, my best friend, plays chess.In: The bus, which was late, arrived at nine, the words 'which was late' are extra information. (True or false?)
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TrueHow many commas are needed to mark parenthesis in the middle of a sentence? (Answer out loud)
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TwoWhich word completes it? The girl ___ won the race is my cousin.
- where
- which
- who
- whose
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whoWhich word completes it? The book ___ I borrowed was funny.
- that
- where
- who
- whose
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thatWhich sentence has a relative clause with commas added correctly?
- My bike which, is red, is new.
- My bike, which is red is, new.
- My bike, which is red, is new.
- My, bike which is red is new.
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My bike, which is red, is new.We use 'who' for things, such as 'The car who broke down'. (True or false?)
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FalseWhich sentence needs commas around the relative clause?
- Mr Lee who teaches music sang a song.
- The book that I borrowed was funny.
- The girl who won the race is my cousin.
- The man who teaches music sang a song.
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Mr Lee who teaches music sang a song.Fill the gap with one word: The old clock, ___ hangs in the hall, is loud. (Answer out loud)
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